It comes in a variety of brands but the most often recommended is scisor easyweed.
Different kinds of heat transfer vinyl.
Htv heat transfer vinyl this is the type of vinyl you need if you re going to be making custom clothing.
Different types of heat transfer vinyl.
Glitter matte glossy neon foil or printable.
It s also known as t shirt vinyl or iron on vinyl.
Htv is either a polyurethane pu or poly vinyl chloride pvc material that comes on a clear carrier sheet.
The other side is where the adhesive is it is not sticky or tacky to the touch.
Here at a78 we offer a fantastic range of htv types colours and finishes for your garment and apparel printing needs.
If you are new to iron on io or also called heat transfer vinyl htv you are welcome to learn about the material here in my iron on basics post.
Heat transfer vinyl htv is the answer to your personalizing projects.
First we will talk about adhesive vinyl.
Of all the garment decorating methods available heat transfer vinyl is one of the least expensive and easiest to get involved in.
What do i need.
This is a detailed user s guide to heat transfer vinyl.
Siser stripflock pro is a unique heat transfer vinyl that is soft to the touch with a suede like feel.
First of all you ll need to choose between smooth and flocked material.
When i was first starting out with my cricut i tried to cut.
There are lots of types of heat transfer vinyl to choose from before you get started.
It s a great alternative to embroidery since it creates a raised look.
I use the easypress 2 to adhere all of my iron on vinyl to my selected surfaces.
From the different types of htv there are and to how to apply it to your garment.
Heat transfer vinyl on the other hand does not have a paper backing instead htv has a clear plastic carrier sheet that covers the top of the vinyl.
Adhesive vinyl can come in all kinds of colors and finishes but it will always have a paper backing and be sticky to the touch when that backing is peeled off.
If you re new to heat transfer vinyl and iron on transfers you may think that all vinyl films are the same.
Adhesive vinyl is run through your die cutter with the vinyl facing up and the paper carrier sheet down.
The latter is great for more intricate multicolored.
What are all these types of vinyl.
This really isn t the case.
And from there the world s your oyster.
There are 2 main types of vinyl.
If you are just using one layer type of iron on i have detailed.
Adhesive vinyl and heat transfer vinyl.