For today’s “Work It Out Wednesday,” Kerri Bradford has graciously agreed to teach us how to use the exciting Heat Transfer option with your Silhouette Machine.
For this project you will need your Silhouette Machine, Heat Transfer paper, the design you wish to transfer, an iron, an object to which you’ll add your transfer, and a hand towel to cover the heated item while ironing.
Kerri’s instructions are below!
Step 1: Create the needed design. Here I typed adjectives to describe my daughter on an 8.5 x 14″ document.
Step 2: To accommodate the word “individualistic”, the word needs to be rotated. To do this, select the word, right-click, select Position and Settings, and select a 90 degree Angle of Rotation.
Step 3: IMPORTANT NOTE: Everything cut on heat transfer must be flipped. To flip/mirror your Silhouette image, select it, right-click, select Mirror/Horizontal Mirror.
Step 4: It now looks like this.
Step 5: Cut as usual. For flocked heat transfer, use the setting like you would for cardstock–pink cap with a Thickness setting of 28-33. For smooth vinyl, use the blue cap with a Thickness setting of 16-18.
Step 6: Place the heat transfer into the machine with the plastic side on the bottom. You do NOT need a mat.
Step 7: When object is done cutting, peel the negative space away from the backing.
Step 8: It now looks like this.
Step 9: Place the heat transfer sheet face down onto the object to which you’ll add the transfer. Cover with a thin cloth (a dishtowel, apron, pillow case, etc.) and iron, using a heat setting no higher than Wool. Press firmly for 45 seconds until design is pressed.
Step 10: Voila! You’re done!
NOTE: For longer lasting wear on clothing, it is recommended to wash the garment inside-out.
Additional Ideas:
Masculine Shirt:
Book Tote:
And check out the baby onesie in our previous post here!
Want to learn more about using Heat Transfer with your Silhouette? You can find more blog entries here. Want to purchase some Heat Transfer supplies? Then check out the Heat Transfer section in the Silhouette online store here. And to download a pdf regarding instructions on how to do this, you can follow this link here.
GIVEAWAY: Silhouette has generously offered to give away ONE ROLL of Heat Transfer to three separate people. This giveaway is valid ONLY for readers within the continguous United States. To be entered in the drawing, just leave a comment in the comments section below. All comments must be received by Tuesday, March 16th at midnight, MST in order to quality. Three winners will be selected on Wednesday, March 17th and posted on the same day. Winners will be required to give contact information in order to receive their free gift.
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I’ve been eyeing the heat transfer rolls from silhouette. I would love to try it.
would love to win this great prize. thanks for the chance!
I want to try it on EVERYTHING! Looks like alot of fun!
Oooh! The things I could so for my three year old’s shirts. I didn’t think it was possible to make him any cuter, but here we are!
Oh wow!! This looks like soooo much fun! Thanks for the chance to win!!!
Thanks so much for the show and tell-I have a t-shirt design I’ve wanted to make my husband forever-now I just need to get my hands on some of this stuff to actually make it!!!
You guys are awesome. Love the new expanded possibilities to add to my home.
now THIS is a reason to break out the iron!!!
I love that pillow, and I LOVE that the Silhouette just got EVEN more versatile with this new technique!
Thanks so much for this great tutorial with pictures! I have been wanting to try this and now I have the confidence to try it.
I would LOVE some of this. I have so many projects on my list that this would make so much easier and better looking.
What a fabulous giveaway thank you – sure would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win this!
SO SERIOUSLY COOL! Three of my friends and I are going away in April for a “Girlfriend Getaway”. I wanted to surprise everyone with t-shirts, and this would be AWESOME! Thank you so much for the great idea! (My daughter is reading over my shoulder, and now she wants to do a pillow for her boyfriend with words describing what she loves about him). Now my creative juices are flowin’…
WOW< that is super impressive!
Amazing! I had no idea I could do this with my Silhouette.
This is so inspiring. What a great idea. The things I could do with Heat Transfer my mind is spinning with delight!
that looks like way too much fun! so many possibilities!!
I love to be inspired and I also get a HUGE dose of the inspirssss each every time I come to your blog. Love it and thanks for the giveaway.
love it! silhouette rocks!!
Silhouette is so versatile. Can’t wait to try this product.
So much fun and better than puffy paints when making shirts for school projects! Thank you.
I always wanted to know how to do that….cool!
LOVE this product!! Can’t wait to get my hands on some!
Love this one, hope I win
I have visions of heat transfer projects dancing in my head! Thanks for the chance to win a roll so I can get started on my visions.
so many uses for this new medium
love my Silhouette for making it possible!
Looks so fun and easy to use! If I won this, then I would HAVE to buy a Silhouette, right? Oh yeah!
VERY nice!! What a great idea.
Heat Press Machine: A heat press is a machine engineered to imprint a design or graphic on a substrate
http://www.globalsublimation.net/topic-15-81-topmain.html
These look AMAZING!!!