HOW TO USE PATTERNED HTV WITH A MASK TRANSFER
Learn how to use printed patterned HTV! This cutting machine material is different than other iron on—it uses a transfer sheet to apply the HTV to your surface. Here's how to get the best results!
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Equipment
- Cricut Explore or any other cutting machine
- Scraper or
- Heat press or
- Cricut EasyPress + pressing mat
Ingredients
- Mermaid Patterned HTV from Happy Crafters
- Base, like a tank top
- Free Instant Mermaid File #C357
Instructions
- Start by uploading the Instant Mermaid SVG file to Cricut Design Space. Learn more about How to Upload SVG Files to Cricut Design Space. Then resize to fit your shirt. For this project is was made 8" wide.
- Click Make It in the upper right. In the Prepare Screen, DO NOT mirror your iron on. Click Continue.
- In the Make Screen, set your material—for this the standard iron on setting is being used. Insert your fine point blade.
- Pre-cut your patterned HTV to an inch larger than your project image. Place face-up on the cutting mat. Then cut your project.
- Use the weeding tool to weed your project. It weeds so easily! Once your image is weeded, carefully remove the whole thing from your mat.
- Cut a piece of the HTV mask slightly larger than your project. Peel back the liner from the sticky mask.
- Bending the mask in the middle, place it carefully down on top of your image.
- Then use the scraper to burnish the mask to the image, working from the center out so there are no bubbles.
- Then carefully peel back the liner from the image—the image will stick to the mask!
- Prepare your base by pressing for 15 seconds to preheat it. Then place the image on the shirt.
- Set your EasyPress or heat press to 300° and press for 10 to 15 seconds.
- Let cool for a bit, and peel back the liner. You do not need to wait until it's fully cooled.
- Then press from the back for 10 – 15 seconds to set the image and you're done!
