It can be applied with either a home iron or a heat press on cotton polyester and poly cotton blends.
Different types of htv vinyl.
Layering htv is an easy way to give dimension and color to your shirt designs.
Here are two different ways to layer htv vinyl with ease.
The two most basic types of vinyl are the regular adhesive backed vinyl and htv or heat transfer vinyl.
Of all the garment decorating methods available heat transfer vinyl is one of the least expensive and easiest to get involved in.
Since you cut htv from the opposite side from adhesive vinyl it will be on a clear or opaque plastic carrier sheet which serves the same purpose as transfer tape.
Or maybe you are an expert in a different medium such as embroidery or rhinestones and want to expand your offerings.
Once you get comfortable with iron on vinyl it can be fun to branch out and experiment a little bit.
Make sure you put the iron on material shiny colored side down.
Layering heat transfer vinyl.
Girly girl and houndstooth a bold pattern is a great way to add some visual interest to a project.
Click the title or image to be taken to the vinyl.
It is for use on walls and other indoor items that will not be washed such as shadow boxes picture frames ornaments etc.
Press continue select the type of material you will be using.
15 awesome and unique types of heat transfer 1.
Both types of vinyl are available in either rolls or sheets usually 12 wide.
Perhaps you re new to the custom apparel business.
This second one is the kind that is mostly used for fabrics because it is ironed onto your surface t shirts hats tote bags and so on.
You can mix patterns for an even more interesting project.
Heat transfer vinyl htv htv is distinctly different from adhesive vinyl.
Before we get into the different types of vinyl we want to take a step back and go over what htv is and how it works.
Htv is either a polyurethane pu or poly vinyl chloride pvc material that comes on a clear carrier sheet.
Oracal 631 this is a matte finish indoor wall safe removable for up to 2 years vinyl.
Lumen is the white heat transfer vinyl that sleeps in the daylight and comes to life in the night perfect for halloween costumes and for those who like to run at night.
I ll show you how to layer heat transfer vinyl using siser easyweed while making this sweet fox tee for my daughter.
There are two brands of adhesive vinyl both offer different products as shown below.
While not all types of htv can be used as a base layer most standard varieties can be.
Bold patterned heat transfer vinyl.
Heat transfer vinyl iron on vinyl t shirt vinyl or htv is a similar material with a heat activated adhesive that is designed to work with fabric surfaces or any surface that can stand the heat.
