Specialty iron on can only be the top layer you shouldn t put more vinyl on top of glitter iron on for instance.
Can you iron vinyl on top of vinyl.
Similarly you should layer sportflex iron on only on top of other sportflex iron on colors and patterns.
Regular iron on can be used as a base for specialty iron on.
You don t have to have a heat press to layer htv you can also use the cricut easypress or an iron.
If you use glitter iron on vinyl it must be your top layer without anything layered on top of it.
If you are just using one layer type of iron on i have detailed.
Some however can only be used as a top layer those are foil glitter holographic and holographic sparkle iron on material.
Line up you base color on to the shirt.
Layering iron on vinyl.
If you want to layer specialty vinyl use the slice method.
Is there another way i can design my t shirts so they last longer.
There will come a point where you want to have multiple colors of vinyl in an iron on project.
Now it is time to start placing the design on the shirt.
Yes i suggest using infusible inks if you want a longer lasting design.
Try to place the vinyl with the hottest temperature setting at the bottom of your project if possible.
We ll be using these adorable macaron files i designed for fresh cuts.
That s because it has a different consistency.
The process is just the same but the settings slightly different.
Layering iron on vinyl can be a great way to do that and it s really not complicated at all.
I have a beginners guide to heat transfer here if you are unfamiliar once it was cut i used my hook tool to weed the vinyl.
Iron the design onto the shirt and peel back the plastic.
By using this tool you can avoid actually putting layers upon layers of iron on vinyl on top of each other.
If you are new to iron on io or also called heat transfer vinyl htv you are welcome to learn about the material here in my iron on basics post.
It may stick initially but then peel off in the wash.
You can find out everything you need to know about the easypress 2 and why it is so awesome here.
In this video joann talks about layering heat transfer vinyl.
I love macarons every time we re out in the napa valley we re lucky it s only an hour and a half away from our house i stop in at bouchon bakery.
There are some heat transfer vinyl s that work great for layering and some that don t.
I use the easypress 2 to adhere all of my iron on vinyl to my selected surfaces.