Can You Iron Vinyl Onto Canvas

Testing vinyl on canvas.

Can you iron vinyl onto canvas.

If you are looking for instructions on how to iron htv on canvas fabric ie not an art canvas but a canvas tote bag you re in luck htv sticks wonderfully to canvas fabric just be sure to wash the canvas to give it some texture and the htv will stick wonderfully. If you love learning from video you can watch me walk you through each of these tests in my vinyl canvas video. I tested both adhesive or sticky vinyl and heat transfer or htv vinyl. Switch to a cotton press cloth and try again.

Place the heat transfer vinyl design onto the canvas in the position where you want it to be placed. If you still aren t seeing results you can turn up the heat on your iron a small amount. Placing a hard book under the canvas will give us the perfect firm surface we need. Since you re using heat transfer vinyl it s going to transfer with heat aka your iron or a heat press.

But with a canvas there is a little give when you push on it and you want to be able to push firmly. Before you put your vinyl design onto the canvas grab a large hardback book. Place the iron on vinyl onto the mat shiny side down and load the mat into the cutting machine. You can also use adhesive vinyl for doing a reverse canvas but i prefer the look of one that has been done with htv and a heat press.

The whole canvas was dry in under an hour and paint could still be applied to it and holy of holy s the vinyl stuck. One of the difficulties with getting the vinyl to stick is the canvas does not have a hard surface. It can be done. First lets talk about the heat press method.

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. We will be using a lot of pressure burnishing the vinyl. An untreated canvas works best for this. I think it was a beautiful addition to the wedding and it was such a sweet personal touch that didn t cost too much money.

If you are looking for information on how to put vinyl on a canvas you can to the right place. Result the htv stuck perfectly.