Washing Shirts With Vinyl

These instructions highlight the optimal way to wash and handle clothing with vinyl.

Washing shirts with vinyl.

How i wash my heat transfer vinyl projects. Turn clothes bags inside out i know that doesn t work for towels and that s okay i feel like not very many people do this anymore but this was standard practice 6 years ago and i m a creature of habit. If taken care of properly the vinyl should last the life span of the shirt. I don t pre wash and i ve never had any problems.

After adhering your design flip your fabric and repeat on the other side. Select your vinyl and t shirt material you ll want to make sure you understand all the options i listed above. By turning the. Cut your vinyl use the cricut maker or cricut explore to cut your vinyl based.

Let your vinyl sit without washing for at least 24 hours. Do not dry clean. If this is your first time buying a heat transfer vinyl for t shirts you cannot go wrong with this company. Wait 24 hours before washing.

Htv should never be dry cleaned. Instructions create your design use cricut design space to design out your letters shapes or sizes. Wash items with iron on transfers alone or with only a few other delicate or similar light colored items. Now after you ve applied the vinyl you want to wait 48 72 hours before washing it.

When washing do not use fabric softener. Download the free printable clothing care cards here. It applies to a lower temperature unlike other materials. Use the same settings.

But let me honest i don t really keep track of what heat transfer vinyl each shirt and hand towel are made out of so as a general rule. Just before transfer preheat your base fabric for 3 5 seconds to remove wrinkles and moisture. The clothing care card attached below are perfect to print out and place in your handmade packages. Avoid washing dark colors with light colors as reds and blues may bleed onto the lighter material or onto the transfer.

The adhesive on heat transfer vinyl is. During iron on application. I see these questions often and i thought i d give my. Htv needs time to cure.

It is durable meaning it will stay after washing which is extremely important when it comes to these products. Gently iron the t shirt let the vinyl slightly cool peel away the vinyl while warm or toss the t shirt in the dryer for a few minutes low or medium heat setting and then hang it to dry. Should you or should you not wash garments before applying htv and if you do can they be sold as new. The harsh temperature and chemicals that are used during dry clean.

Instructions turn the t shirt inside out the vinyl should be on the inside now set the iron to a low setting. Don t use any fabric softener on it and you want to either air dry or use low heat in the dryer. Wash and dry garments inside out.