Can You Iron Vinyl On Top Of Vinyl

Layering iron on vinyl.

Can you iron vinyl on top of vinyl.

You can find out everything you need to know about the easypress 2 and why it is so awesome here. 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. If you are just using one layer type of iron on i have detailed. Try to place the vinyl with the hottest temperature setting at the bottom of your project if possible.

Regular iron on can be used as a base for specialty iron on. Similarly you should layer sportflex iron on only on top of other sportflex iron on colors and patterns. Now it is time to start placing the design on the shirt. I love macarons every time we re out in the napa valley we re lucky it s only an hour and a half away from our house i stop in at bouchon bakery.

There will come a point where you want to have multiple colors of vinyl in an iron on project. We ll be using these adorable macaron files i designed for fresh cuts. Line up you base color on to the shirt. Iron the design onto the shirt and peel back the plastic.

It may stick initially but then peel off in the wash. Is there another way i can design my t shirts so they last longer. Too much heat on foil iron on can cause a funky texture. Some however can only be used as a top layer those are foil glitter holographic and holographic sparkle iron on material.

By using this tool you can avoid actually putting layers upon layers of iron on vinyl on top of each other. If you want to layer specialty vinyl use the slice method. I have a beginners guide to heat transfer here if you are unfamiliar once it was cut i used my hook tool to weed the vinyl. There are some heat transfer vinyl s that work great for layering and some that don t.

If you use glitter iron on vinyl it must be your top layer without anything layered on top of it. You don t have to have a heat press to layer htv you can also use the cricut easypress or an iron. In this video joann talks about layering heat transfer vinyl. Layering iron on vinyl can be a great way to do that and it s really not complicated at all.

Let me know what you think in the comments below and tell me all about your layered heat transfer vinyl projects. Once you get comfortable with iron on vinyl it can be fun to branch out and experiment a little bit. That s because it has a different consistency. Yes i suggest using infusible inks if you want a longer lasting design.