Using heat transfer vinyl on mugs with a heat press january 6 2017 2 21 pm published by jennifer milliron.
What heat tranfer vinyl for mug.
After donning an oven mitt gently slide your mug into the press attachment and lift the press lever until it is fully closed.
And to top it all off i put the mugs in my dishwasher so you can see what is and is not dishwasher safe.
And then we re going to do a test of all the different types of vinyl one can put on a mug from adhesive vinyl to heat transfer vinyl you know the stuff you iron on.
And if you wonder what i mean by cold that s a rainy 45 ish here in south texas which would be considered quite pleasant in some of the areas where you re reading from right now i have found myself truly missing the cold weather and occasional snow.
Now if you are going to hand wash your mugs you can probably use either adhesive vinyl or heat transfer vinyl and any of the application methods mentioned.
We re going to do it.
You can use glitter vinyl with polyester cotton and other fabrics.
Position the vinyl on your mugs keeping in mind whether the end user is a leftie or a rightie.
Once everything is set apply the glitter vinyl to the apparel using medium pressure and with a heat range of 300 to 320 f for around 15 to 20 seconds.
What temperature can i heat press glitter vinyl.
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If they re a leftie make sure you have the vinyl on the front of the mug when the handle pointing to the left 4.
This project is really simple to do if you have a silhouette or cricut machine.
I am very excited to try this method of putting a design on a mug.
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I will say my favorite application method for the heat transfer vinyl on a mug was the mini iron.
No i m not kidding.
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Now there is also the easypress mini that will work great for projects like these.
However shapes can also be.
I ve had numerous requests for a tutorial on how to create custom mugs so this week s topic is using heat transfer vinyl on mugs with a heat press.
Heat and pressure both of which we can get using an iron.
If possible one that doesn t have a bunch of big.
The first thing to do is cut the material and weed the excess.
I ve used heat transfer material before to make custom t shirts and onsies for friends and friends with babies but never thought to use it for a non fabric application.
To activate the adhesive on the heat transfer vinyl you need two things.
It rarely gets cold here but on the first day that it did i found myself with a mug of something warm almost all day long.