![]() Insert the cutting mat into the machine and tap “continue” to start the cutting process. You can arrange them as you wish, and even fit several pieces into each color, if necessary. Tap on “use” and now you will see the different pieces that compose your design appear on top of the photo.ĭrag each piece onto the color you want it to be. Point at the cutting mat that has all the pieces of vinyl on top and align it with the square on the screen following the instructions. By doing this, the machine will consider that you want to do it all in a single cutting process.Īfter that, tap on the “Make it!” button, and later on the “Snap Mat” icon, which will open your camera. Then, you will have to set all the pieces on the design to be the same color. ![]() How to cut multiple colors on Cricut using the Design Space app on your phone? Select the design you want to create. Cut a piece of each color you need and spread them on the cutting mat. The first one is the most practical one, as it is an automatic way to arrange the different cuts on a single mat. Once you have decided upon the design, you need to choose which of the methods you are going to use. You can use this technique either for regular vinyl or you can use heat transfer vinyl multiple colors. And don’t forget to subscribe to my channel.For any of the methods mentioned above, there are two things you need to do before starting: choose a multi-colored design and get the vinyl in the colors you want to use. We can therefore see the mark made by the outline of the carrier sheet which held the hands.įor all the details, mistakes and tricks learned, see the video. This Iron-on is much more sensitive to demarcations. This is why it is better to press only 5 seconds per layer when layering multiple colours.Īlso, the big heart is made of Iron-on Foil. This is because vinyl stretches when it is heated. The tunic is a little over the beard which would not have happened if I had applied the tunic before the beard. Look at the photo below, do you see my mistakes? It’s subtle! Layering heat transfer vinyl is much easier than you think. The little hearts, the big heart and the noseĪs you will see in the video further down, I did everything backwards which caused some small mistakes. From one color to two colors to three with the option to add additional layers if you would like.This gnome SVG was perfect for that because only the part of the hands over the heart added up to 3 layers thick.īy applying this design to a t-shirt, I also learned another very important thing: it’s always better if the first layer applied is the one that is located furthest back in the design.įor this gnome, the order of the layers to apply would be: The first important thing to know when layering Iron-on vinyl (or HTV) is that it’s better to limit the layering to a maximum of 2 or 3 layers. HTV vinyl or Iron-on (the ones I use in the video are Cricut Iron-on Foil Red (for the Heart) and Siser HTV stretch.Easy Press (at the time of this tutorial, I had the 9″ x 9″ but I have changed for the 12″ x 10″ since then.A way to cut your Iron-on (I have the Cricut Maker but the Explore Air 2 is also fine).It’s easy, there’s no difference! HTV stands for Heat Transfer Vinyl and Iron-on is the name of the Cricut brand HTV. Always sharing my good moves and above all, my mistakes! (This is how we learn the most!) The difference between HTV and Iron-onīefore we start, I just want to tell you what’s the difference between Iron-on and HTV. Since it contains several overlapping colors, I decided to show you how I did it. Eh hum… MY pyjama! (we really need to make more things for ourselves don’t you think?!) So I decided to take one of the gnomes in the file to make a pyjama t-shirt. Now I have to hold back when I see beautiful files and slow down my brain that can’t stop finding things I could do with them !!!Īnd this is exactly what happened with this Valentine gnomes SVG file that I showed you on my Facebook group. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. It was just too late! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience and at no extra cost to you. (You should see him taking pictures with this shirt and ALL the princesses he could find!?) No, I didn’t make matching t-shirts for the family! I rather had fun making funny and original t-shirts like this one that I made for my husband who’s a Pokemon fan. It was like that for me until I planned a Disney trip. I have teens, they are not very motivated in having vinyl on their t-shirts. I was wondering why people were doing this. These are perfect for matching family t-shirts and you can make them in a single color or multi colored by layering Iron-on vinyl, using Infusible Ink. I made a lot of stuff with my Cricut, but I didn’t really feel the need to try applying vinyl to fabric. I admit I am not the most experienced person when it comes to Iron-on or HTV. Discover simple but very useful tips on how to layer several colors of vinyl by using this cute SVG cut file of a Valentine’s Day gnome.
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