Can You Iron Vinyl On Felt

This experiment is a perfect example of why you need a teflon sheet if the acrylic had melted the melting plastic wouldn t have ruined my iron.

Can you iron vinyl on felt.

Switch to a cotton press cloth and try again. Starting at one end of the tablecloth iron out. Place the iron on a low heat setting and let it heat up. We found that the sulky iron on transfer pen worked very well on felt.

The only caution is that you need to lightly press on the pen or you will get a thick line that might not get completely covered with your embroidery floss. You will also need different colored pens for light and dark felt. As i was working on this single pumpkin i could help but brainstorm a bunch of other ways you could put vinyl on these felt pumpkins. Set the tablecloth on the ironing board plastic side down flannel side up.

If you still aren t seeing results you can turn up the heat on your iron a small amount. The vinyl banners are great tools for large format advertising but they are prone to wrinkles. If you re not sure how durable your acrylic is do a little test. Since the iron on wanted to pull up on the fuzzies of the felt pumpkin a little i pressed a little longer than 25 seconds and let it cool quite a bit before removing the carrier sheet.

If you start pressing vinyl or a similar fabric with a thicker press cloth like a fleece or flannel and you aren t getting results try switching press cloths before changing the heat on your iron. Step 1 iron the flannel side of the tablecloth.