Keeping Ink On Vinyl Cricut

Using infusible ink allowed for maximum breathability and durability in a way that vinyl wouldn t.

Keeping ink on vinyl cricut.

That means the ink is transferred into the material not onto the material like with vinyl or htv. Now prepare your tote bag to receive the ink transfer by placing a piece of cardstock on top of your cricut easypress mat and insert them into the tote bag as shown above. Now the fun begins you get to start coloring it. The cricut advantage create with confidence.

Leave it on your mat after it is cut out. Cricut infusible ink is made of dry ink that when activated with the heat of a heat press machine will transfer into the fabric material of your choice. Essentially it dyes the fabric. When using cricut easypress mini which is moved continuously over the design during transfer your design may be approximately 2x the size of the heat plate.

Today we re going to teach you the infusible ink basics answer your frequently asked questions and walk you through two infusible ink projects. The infusible ink system was designed to work seamlessly with cricut products. Infusible ink transfer sheets are made of a dry ink product and when high heat is applied like with the cricut easypress 2 the ink turns from solid to gas and permeates the fibers of the material. We recommend 2 75 w x 2 75 l or 1 625 w x 5 l.

The transfer sheets are made of a dry ink product and when high heat is applied the ink is actually transferred into not onto the base material. This dry ink is held in the transfer sheets and markers that are part of the system. Cricut infusible ink is basically an ink transfer product. For best results with cricut easypress and cricut easypress 2 we recommend keeping your infusible ink design smaller than your heat plate.

Marking the designs twice for optimum color. What are cricut. Putting a material on top of the base material like with iron on vinyl. Our carefully engineered machines materials along with our rigorously tested settings ensure pro level results every time.

Making these back to school masks is easy with a few cricut supplies. Unlike regular vinyl products that you peel from the mat to remove the ink infused paper from the mat turn it over and carefully pull the mat away from the paper. Basically you are dyeing the base material vs. Unlike htv or regular vinyl where you can apply it to any surface infusible ink can only be used with compatible surfaces.

Cricut has done extensive testing on many products and have provided the ones that will bring out the most vibrant colors on safe surfaces for your projects. I used infusible ink markers in my cricut maker to quickly draw up the days of the week on laser printer paper. Leave the print out on your cricut mat and put back in your cricut explore and continue to cut out the image.