How To Remove Shirt Vinyl From Mat Cricut

If you ve ever wondered how exactly to cut and apply cricut vinyl this video is for you.

How to remove shirt vinyl from mat cricut.

Thick cardstock glitter cardstock poster board leather felt backed fabric other heavy materials. Have you ever gone to remove a material like vinyl or paper from your cricut cutting mat and realized that it s wrinkled cupped or damaged. Today we re talking t shirts. Scrapbook paper vellum crepe tissue paper other thin materials.

Weed your vinyl remove the excess vinyl around the cut area taking care of not removing designs that are inside of cut lines pre iron your t shirt you ll want to use an iron or the cricut easypress to prep the surface of the t shirt for ironing. This will allow it to adhere a little better to the shirt. Take care of your new layered vinyl t shirt. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.

Just be careful not to touch the hot surface or the hot vinyl with your skin. Remove the negative pieces from each of the images using the weeder found in the cricut tool kit leaving. Iron on the vinyl to the shirt. Use the right mat.

Cardstock vinyl heat transfer vinyl other mid weight materials. Allow 24 hours after applying your vinyl before washing. You need to remember to mirror or flip the design put the vinyl on your cutting mat with the right side up weed the right part of the design preheat your shirt first set your temperature right press long enough and remove the carrier sheet at the right time. Rachel will break down how simple it is to cut and apply vinyl to y.

Preparation with cricut transfer tape. This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same. Refer to kiss cut guide table below to adjust machine settings. Lately i ve been writing more basic cricut tutorials things that beginners need to know to make the most of their machine right out of the box.

Whether you want to make a one off shirt for an event or a dozen different shirts for a family trip to a theme park you ll want to follow the tips and tricks in this post to get the best results.