Cricut Iron On material helps you in making attractive crafts/designs which can be easily cut in the Cricut machine. Iron on vinyl is amongst the most demanded and used craft materials with the Cricut machine. With the help of Iron On material, you can make projects like shirts, hats, canvas, bags, and many things.
All the Cricut machines are capable of cutting Iron On Vinyl materials. We accept that using a Cricut machine for the first time can be a little confusing, especially when you’re making projects like shirts, hats, etc. But don’t worry; we will help you make your first project with the Iron On. And we are sure that by the end of this blog, you will be able to perform heat transfer using vinyl. So, let’s start with our blog and start explaining “What is an Iron On Vinyl.”
Iron on vinyl is a special type of vinyl that has heat-activating adhesive properties; it is also known as Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV). Iron On Vinyl can be used on different base materials like paper, fabric, metal, and wood. To apply this material, you have to use a heat press machine like a Cricut EasyPress, or household iron. But it is always recommended to use a Heat Press machine since it has a higher heating temperature than the household iron.
Iron-On material is flexible/ thin sheets that come in pre-cut sheets or rolls. On observing the Iron On material closely, you will notice that the Iron On material is divided into two layers. In the first layer is a clear plastic backing, and in the second layer is the colorful side. The dull side is the vinyl side, and the shiny side is the clear plastic carrier sheet.
Cricut Iron On Vinyl are available in different colors, patterns, finishing, foils, or glitters. Some of the types of Cricut Iron On Vinyl are as follows:
Sport Flex Iron-on - Sport flex iron-on is lightweight, thin, stretchable, and flexible on activewear fabrics like polyester and nylon.
Foil Iron-on - It has a shiny reflective finish that comes in various metallic colors.
Glitter Iron-on - Glitter Iron On has a glittery and shimmery mix, and it comes in different color patterns.
Patterned Iron-on - The patterned light iron-on has a huge variety of trendy and classic patterns.
Holographic Iron-on - Holographic Iron-on has an attractive finish that keeps changing its light.
Bright Iron-on - Bright Iron On can cut matless in all Cricut machines, including Cricut Maker 3, Explore 3, and Joy machine.
Weeding Iron On Vinyl is a very simple process. The weeding process is used for basically removing all the excess vinyl from your cut image/ design performed with a weeding tool. To weed your Cricut design after the completion of the cutting process, follow the below steps:
First of all, hold the tip of the weeding tool of your design and start removing the excess vinyl you want to remove.
Pull and sideline the removed excessive vinyl using your weeding tool.
You can also use the hook shaped like a weeding tool and tweezers/ X-Acto blade, whichever thing works for you.
You can try to use different weeding tools depending on the complexity and structure of your design.
Following is the step-by-step process to transfer Iron On Cricut:
First of all, set the size of your material or vinyl in the Cricut Design Space Software.
Then, select your material from the list, like Everyday Iron-on material from the material list.
After selecting your material from the list, now place your vinyl on the mat and ensure that the liner side is downwards on your Cricut standard grip cutting mat.
Now, after setting your material into the mat, Load the mat into your Cricut machine under the cutting blades.
After giving the cut command in the Design Space Software, your design-cutting process will start.
Now unload the cut image and do the weeding process of the excessive vinyl with the weeding tool.
Now, finally, your image design is ready; you can now heat transfer using the EasyPress machine or your regular iron.
You can start with the Cricut Everyday Iron On brand, as it is usually the beginner's first choice of Iron On. The reason for beginner's first choice is because of its wide availability; this Cricut Everyday Iron On you will find in crafts stores as well as online on multiple websites.
We hope you found this blog helpful. In this blog, we explain to you everything about the Cricut Iron On. In this blog, we discussed the iron on the heat transfer process and weeding process and explained Cricut Iron On and its types. If you still have any doubts related to Cricut Iron-on, we recommend you refer to our Frequently Asked Questions section below.
Cricut Iron On is a new way of heat transfer, one of the uniqueness of Cricut Iron On is that the Iron On doesn't use sticker-type adhesive instead, it gets automatically activated because of the heat and pressing.
When cutting the Iron -On always ensure you palace the brighter side facing downwards toward the mat. And after that, when you’re applying the iron On, invert/ flip your design towards the shiny side upwards.
Yes, your household/ regular iron can be used for your Iron On vinyl projects. The main reason a lot of crafters use regular iron is that it is easily available everywhere and it is portable. But for professional projects and good finishing, the Heat Press machine is always recommended, and it is worth the investment.
Transfer Tape is not necessary to be applied on your Iron On Vinyl, as the plastic carrier is already attached to the vinyl. That is why we always place the brighter side facing downward when doing the cutting process, as it is already gripped well.
Mirroring is used for flipping your design before the cutting process so that it shows a backward mirror image of your design after cutting. Mirroring is an essential process before giving the cutting command to the Cricut machine, as the mirroring basically tells you what your design would look like after the completion of the cutting process.
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