Cut your design in reverse on the side that does not show the final color for some colors it i.
Heat transfer vinyl shiny side up or down.
This will put the adhesive side or the back side of the htv up which is why you are cutting in reverse.
Some heat transfer has a white or other color adhesive side but it is usually the same color as the vinyl just duller in color.
The shiny side of htv is the carrier sheet the dull side is the adhesive.
Today we ll be showing you a surefire way to know which side of your heat transfer vinyl to cut.
After you have cut your design you need to weed it.
When working with heat transfer vinyl the shiny side of the material always goes face down for cutting this shiny side is called the carrier it covers the face the colored side that will face out on the garment of the htv and holds the cut pieces in alignment during cutting and applying.
When it comes to rozzy crafts htv the rule about which side to cut is the same for all colors and types.
Because heat transfer vinyl is on the carrier sheet with the adhesive side exposed it must be placed on the cutting mat with the shiny side down and cut in reversed.
How to set up for htv in silhouette studio.
Load your heat transfer vinyl on your cutting mat with the shiny side down.
Place the htv onto the silhouette cutting mat with with the shiny side carrier sheet of the htv down.
The shiny side goes down when your cutting.
Htv comes with a shiny protective sheet on it.
The iron on vinyl is put onto the roll carrier side out which means the side that curls down is the carrier side and the side that curls up is the vinyl side in the end if you re faced with two shiny sides the same color the slightly less shiny side is going to be the vinyl side.
This is essential to the next few steps.
It will transfer backwards from what you cut you want to cut with the shiny side of your vinyl down.
Next cut the design.
The vinyl side goes face up.
Now here is how to tell the 2 sides apart.
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Line the edge of your vinyl or mat up with the blue line on your machine.
Cut with the carrier side down and the adhesive side up.
You can find a great chart for machine settings here.
When cutting htv cut shiny side down.
Now press your iron or heat press down on top with a.
Start out by cutting your design.
Something to transfer your vinyl onto this can be anything.
Get through a corner of your htv like the picture above.
Here is the same htv dull side it is easier to weed through the corner.
That means you need to take a few extra steps while preparing your design in cricut design space.
The clear carrier sheet is the shiny side.
