So if you ever find yourself flipping a piece of htv over from side to side wondering which way to put it on the mat here s a simple trick to figure it out.
What side do i put glitter vinyl.
For my decal i decided to use expressions vinyl series 31 removable vinyl in bright berry.
But sometimes you can t tell.
The clear carrier sheet is the shiny side.
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.
Now here is how to tell the 2 sides apart.
Cutting glitter iron on with a cricut machine.
The shiny side of the material is the clear carrier.
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.
Cutting glitter vinyl with a cricut machine.
Here is the same htv dull side it is easier to weed through the corner.
Cutting glitter vinyl or any vinyl for that matter gives me the ability to make new pillow covers wine glasses window clings curtains.
Be sure to mirror all images prior to.
Select images and size and load the mat into your machine.
On the cricut explore set the dial to custom.
Get through a corner of your htv like the picture above.
Select and size the image s you want to cut.
Adjust your machine settings according to the iron on kiss cut guide below a kiss cut goes through the iron on film and leaves the liner intact.
Shiny carrier sheet dull vinyl.
So i broke out my very first role of vinyl and sat down to figure.
If you can get your tool under a layer of vinyl and pull it back then that s the side you should be cutting.
Regular heat transfer vinyl regular siser easyweed heat transfer vinyl htv can be cut using the iron on setting on the dial of the cricut explore.
The carrier holds the heat transfer vinyl pieces in place so they re always properly aligned.
I still can t tell which side i cut iron on vinyl on.
If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat.
The vinyl side goes face up.
You get the idea the list is literally endless.
The shiny side goes down when your cutting.
Pick a side of the sheet that you suspect might be the cut side e g the white side of the sheet of red htv.
Glitter heat transfer vinyl siser glitter htv is a bit thicker so you have to use a custom setting to cut it.
Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat.
Place vinyl liner side down onto lightgrip mat.
The carrier side goes face down because we need it to stay intact for heat application so we cut through the duller adhesive side of the material.
Take your weeding tool and scrape dig in the corner of the sheet.
Refer to glitter vinyl kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings a kiss cut goes through the vinyl film and leaves the liner intact.
