Can You Layer Cricut Iron On Vinyl

You can read all about cricut iron on designs see my favorites and how awesome they are to quickly make a fun project.

Can you layer cricut iron on vinyl.

If you re layering vinyl on top of each other i would probably stop at 3 maybe 4 colors. 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. Once you get comfortable with iron on vinyl it can be fun to branch out and experiment a little bit. 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.

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. However we only recommend using sportflex on sportflex as it has a little stretch to it and our other iron on types do not. You can use the layering technique to line up colors next to. My friend cori personalizes the donut design so cute here.

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. Layering iron on vinyl is a great way to great more detailed dimensional and professional looking heat transfer designs at home. By using this tool you can avoid actually putting layers upon layers of iron on vinyl on top of each other. When adding the top layer of your image apply firm pressure with the cricut easypress for 15 seconds.

Siser stripflock heat transfer vinyl for your bottom layer if you don t want shrinkage. 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. For instance when layering sportflex iron on you can use it as a top and bottom layer.

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. Layering iron on vinyl. Layering iron on vinyl can be a great way to do that and it s really not complicated at all.

How many layers of vinyl can you layer. Exposed iron on film refers to the iron on areas that will not be covered by the new layer of iron on film. There will come a point where you want to have multiple colors of vinyl in an iron on project. We recommend only using certain types of iron on as a bottom layer.

Regular iron on can be layered up to four layers.