Can You Layer Cricut Iron On Vinyl

For the pinkie promise i used cricut iron on vinyl neutrals sampler and cricut glam squad glitter iron on vinyl sampler along with black cherry red bright teal green apple and yellow.

Can you layer cricut iron on vinyl.

In the below rules regular iron on refers to basic iron on like cricut everyday iron on or siser easyweed and specialty vinyl refers to iron on vinyls like glitter foil sportflex etc. If you re layering vinyl on top of each other i would probably stop at 3 maybe 4 colors. However we only recommend using sportflex on sportflex as it has a little stretch to it and our other iron on types do not. Flip your base material over and apply heat and firm pressure for 10 15 seconds.

Today i m going to share my favorite method to layer iron on vinyl using the slice tool in cricut design space. Siser stripflock heat transfer vinyl for your bottom layer if you don t want shrinkage. When adding the top layer of your image apply firm pressure with the cricut easypress for 15 seconds. Regular iron on can be used as a base for specialty iron on.

When you layer iron on you have a base layer and a top layer. It is not recommended to layer cricut iron on designs however you can certainly personalize any iron on design with separate iron on just not in a layered way. Once you get comfortable with iron on vinyl it can be fun to branch out and experiment a little bit. There will come a point where you want to have multiple colors of vinyl in an iron on project.

Layering iron on vinyl can be a great way to do that and it s really not complicated at all. By using this tool you can avoid actually putting layers upon layers of iron on vinyl on top of each other. Layering iron on vinyl is a great way to great more detailed dimensional and professional looking heat transfer designs at home. Exposed iron on film refers to the iron on areas that will not be covered by the new layer of iron on film.

Regular iron on can be layered up to four layers. Now you know the trick to layering vinyl and some extra tips let s take a look at those frequently asked questions when it comes to layering vinyl. You can use the layering technique to line up colors next to. You can read all about cricut iron on designs see my favorites and how awesome they are to quickly make a fun project.

My friend cori personalizes the donut design so cute here. Layering iron on vinyl. We recommend only using certain types of iron on as a bottom layer. I get a lot of questions about different techniques for layering iron on vinyl you ve cut with your cricut.

I m using cricut vinyl and an easypress for mine but this tutorial can be completed with other vinyl cutting machines and materials as well.