There are some heat transfer vinyl s that work great for layering and some that don t.
Can you layer vinyl on top of glitter vinyl.
In this video joann talks about layering heat transfer vinyl.
Too much heat on foil iron on can cause a funky texture.
There are some rules to follow.
There is less resistance when pulling it away from the carrier sheet.
Before i start pressing my htv i m going to pre press my blank t shirt.
This loosens the vinyl and makes it easier to weed.
If it has a rough surface it can only be used as a top layer.
This includes like for like types.
When using siser easyweed you can heat up your bottom heat press platen for a few seconds and then weed on the warmed platen.
Similarly you should layer sportflex iron on only on top of other sportflex iron on colors and patterns.
So it s not really about what you can mix but what goes on first.
Specialty iron on should not be layered directly on top of one another.
Some however can only be used as a top layer those are foil glitter holographic and holographic sparkle iron on material.
Try to place the vinyl with the hottest temperature setting at the bottom of your project if possible.
Before you go the team at sign warehouse has a great downloadable guide that tells you which siser heat transfer materials can be layered on top of which and how long in washes they are.
That s because it has a different consistency.
Regular iron on can be layered up to four solid layers.
If you want to layer specialty vinyl use the slice method.
If you are selling glitter heat transfer vinyl layered on top of glitter heat transfer vinyl i urge you to stop to prevent any future customer issues.
Glitter cannot be layered on holographic nor can glitter be layered on top of glitter.
The glitter just has to be out front hogging all the attention.
You can layer siser or enduratex glitter on top of easy weed but you can t put easy weed on glitter.
How to layer vinyl.
How to layer glitter heat transfer vinyl julie august 7 2017 at 9 30 pm reply hi i was just reading this one in relationship to the recent popsicle post i have read where the dots or last layer on should have a bit of an offset to it to prevent shrinkage of the vinyl.
Specialty iron on can only be the top layer you shouldn t put more vinyl on top of glitter iron on for instance.
Can i layer heat transfer vinyl iron on.