Can You Layer Adhesive Vinyl

The first step is within the design program.

Can you layer adhesive vinyl.

And you get an awesome result with all the layers. Add a registration mark to the bottom or side of the design. When you cut adhesive vinyl on your cricut you will place it with the vinyl side up and the paper sheet or liner down on the mat. It looks kind of scary but i m going to show you my technique and that it s not scary at all.

Last december i showed you how to assemble 2 different layers of adhesive vinyl using a simple trick. Layer until you have all the layers built onto the lower layer. All of the free svg files are in my resource library for your convenience. One of the biggest hang ups i hear when talking to readers or my friends about adhesive vinyl is how difficult it is to layer correctly.

Layering vinyl decals tutorial. When using siser easyweed you can heat up your bottom heat press platen for a few seconds and then weed on the warmed platen. Cut the various layers of your decal out of various colors of vinyl. It s like a one stop shop for all of the files.

A registration mark is simply a shape that stays in the same spot on each layer of vinyl so you can match them up and piece together the design later. Weed the adhesive vinyl. It s sticky it gets static cling and that bottom layer jumps up to kiss that top layer before you have it centered correctly and it can be challenging to pull the layers apart without ruining them. I m going to show you an easy trick that works for both adhesive vinyl and heat transfer vinyl.

This loosens the vinyl and makes it easier to weed. Today i want to share a little technique that will make it super easy to layer adhesive vinyl on any project. Cut the adhesive vinyl. Before i start pressing my htv i m going to pre press my blank t shirt.

Adhesive vinyl i almost always use this kind sharp scissors. You ll notice that each file has a triangle to the left. It s all about the setup in your program. There is less resistance when pulling it away from the carrier sheet.

Grab the free wine time svg. Starting with the top layer build your layers. You can make so many great things with this technique. Layering adhesive vinyl is the easiest because you can add registration marks to layers of the design before you cut them.

You do not want to cut all the way through your backing. Just remember to go slow start small and choose easier designs in the beginning. Sometimes though it can be tricky to make sure each layer lines up 100 perfectly. Now you know how to layer adhesive vinyl like the pros.

As you can see these projects have tons of layers. This time will be layering 7 colours using my free rainbow svg file that you can get by subscribing below. After cutting your vinyl you then need to weed or remove all of the pieces that you don t. Unlike iron on vinyl you do not need to mirror adhesive vinyl when cutting it what you see is exactly what goes on your surface.