- Hello and welcome. This is Angie with
TheCountryChicCottage.net. So today we're gonna to talk about printable heat transfer vinyl. I'm actually gonna use
two different types. They're both from StarCraft. But I'm gonna use the one
that's for dark materials, as well as the one that's
for light materials. Now, I'm gonna drop links
of where you can buy these in the description below,
so drop down there. You'll find all the links that you need, including the projects I
make, all in the description. So first let's talk
about the different types of printable HTV, and then let's get to
making some projects. All right, we're gonna test two different types of printable HTV, one that's indicated for dark materials, so it's StarCraft brand
for Dark Materials. The other is StarCraft
for Light Materials. So here's what I'm gonna to do. The StarCraft for Dark Materials, I actually like that for
all fabrics light and dark, and you can use it on any fabric. So I'm gonna actually use it on four different fabric surfaces. I'm gonna use it on a white onesie, an off-white canvas bag, a gray polyester nylon tank top, and a black canvas tote bag. Now with this, if you
have multiple pieces, you will want to use some transfer tape. You will need application
tape, transfer tape that's indicated for heat transfer vinyl. So I'm using this brand
from Bright Idea Supplies. And I will link to all these
in the description below. Now for light materials, I'm not crazy about this on like a white fabric. But this StarCraft for Light
Materials is great on wood. So actually gonna test this
version on a wood surface, so I can show you how that
application goes as well. So let's get started. And I'll actually head to the Cricut. I'll go ahead and print these. So we're gonna to use Print Then Cut. If you don't know how
to use Print Then Cut I will drop a link to the video below. So I'm gonna print on these sheets, and then cut them out using my Cricut, and then we'll come back and I'll talk about the printing and cutting process, and then we'll start applying
these to all of our surfaces. So I actually printed all of my designs. Now, all these designs I will
link in the description below. But let's talk about mirroring
versus not mirroring. So for the StarCraft printable heat transfer
vinyl for light materials, you will need to mirror your image. Now I'm gonna cut this
on my Cricut machine. Then I'll weed away the outside, and then we'll be left with what we're gonna
transfer to our material. So that means you won't need transfer tape for the light material printable HTV, so no transfer tape for it. The StarCraft Dark Material printable HTV, you do not mirror it, so you print it just like you want it to be when you put it on your shirt. We'll go ahead and cut it on our Cricut, weed away all the excess. Then we'll do some where we're
just gonna peel this off. And it actually comes with
like some butcher paper that you could put over the
top to protect your design. And then we'll do some with some application
tape or transfer tape that specifically says
for heat transfer vinyl, and we'll put some of
that on some of these and see how it works. So we'll do a couple both ways just so you can see the difference. So now I'm gonna head to my Cricut and I'm gonna cut all of these, and then we'll come back
and weed our designs. All right, so here is the
printable HTV for light materials, and now I've cut around
this with my Cricut. I do wanna note, I cut both of these on the printable iron-on
setting, dark materials. So I just picked one and I cut all three. So we'll just start in the corner, and we'll just lift up the excess. I do wanna note, so this
one for light materials is really delicate. I'm actually gonna use a weeding tool to try to pick this up. So I'm just gonna get, you can kinda see where it's ripping, but as long as I get everything that's around this outer edge, and then I'm just gonna cut this paper. So this one stays on the paper. So if you had multiple
pieces for this design, it would not be a problem because they would all be on the paper. I did wanna note, we are using Print Then Cut, so you can only use this with
the Explore or the Maker, will not work with Cricut Joy. And then I also wanted to note that the maximum Print Then Cut size is 6.75 by 9.75. So I made my circles 6.75 because that's the maximum
size I could make them, so just to note that. And then this one I've done, have weeded this one but
I'll weed this one live. So this is the StarCraft
for Dark Materials. And I've cut this with my Cricut now. So this is not as delicate as the light. And again, I cut it on the printable iron-on
setting for dark materials. And then we just wanna
remove all of the excess from around the outer edge. So this is actually
two different projects, and this is two different projects, so we'll have five projects in the end. You do wanna carefully remove this. It's not quite as delicate
but it still can rip. All right, so there we have it. So these have to come off
of their backing paper. I'll go ahead and cut them in half, but we're actually gonna
have to remove this from the backing paper. So what we're gonna do
is do one small one, just removing it from the backing paper and putting it on our design, one small one with the transfer tape that's for heat transfer vinyl, and then one large one, both
of the different ways as well. And that way, we can kind
of contrast and compare with which way is best. Now, if you have multiple
pieces in one design, so if I had, I don't know, raindrops under these
clouds in the rainbow, I would probably have
to use the transfer tape just to get all those
pieces located correctly. So now let's break out our
EasyPress and start pressing. All right, so now we're ready to press. Now this is the one for dark materials but we're gonna use it on
light if you'll remember. So I'm gonna press this one first and I'm not going to use transfer tape. So you'll just need your surface. I'm pressing it on top
of the EasyPress mat, but I think just like a towel would work, this piece of butcher paper that came with the
StarCraft printable HTV, and then I'm going to use an EasyPress. So this is actually recommended
for heat press only. It can be used with an iron, it says, but it's not recommended. So this is kind of in the middle between an iron and a heat press, but I wanna give it a try so
this is what we're gonna use. And I'm gonna preheat my material first just to get any moisture out of it and make sure the wrinkles are out. And I'm using my nine by nine EasyPress just 'cause it'll do all of my projects and I won't have to switch in the middle. All right, so this first one, I just wanna peel this
graphic off the backing paper, and apply it manually to my surface. So I'm just gonna make sure it's cool. And this, the instructions
say 350 for 30 seconds medium pressure, and it
says that the pressure and the temperature are important. So you should note that
when working with this that you will need the
correct temperature. So I do not know if I would
do it with a household iron where I could not set the temperature 'cause I'm not positive it would work. But I know with the EasyPress,
I can set the temperature, so we are going to try it! All right, so I'm carefully
peeling this back, making sure not to rip it. It's not as delicate as the
one for light materials. And I also wanted to
note that on the back, it says what kind it is, so
it says it's for the dark, and the light says it's for the light. All right, so I'm gonna get
this off here completely. And this is actually not bad. I'm just kinda scared I'm gonna rip it. Okay. And then we'll place it
into place on our onesie. Make sure it's centered and straight. And then I'm gonna cover
it with this butcher paper. Again, it came with the printable HTV. And then I'm gonna put my EasyPress down. I'm gonna hit the green C
and I'm gonna press down as hard as I can for the full 30 seconds. (EasyPress beeps) All right, when that 30 seconds is up, I'm gonna lift my EasyPress. I'm gonna lift my paper, and everything appears to be stuck. I'm probably gonna let
it cool just a minute and kinda check the edges
before I call this project done. All right, so this is
cool and it is perfect. I mean, I'm actually really impressed with this printable HTV,
like it looks gorgeous! It's actually even a little stretchy. So far so good, so let's
do our next project. So our next project is
gonna be the zipper pouch. And I'm gonna set this onesie to the side. All right, so for the zipper pouch, I wanna try out the transfer tape method. So first of all, I wanna heat this just by itself for just a
second to remove any moisture. Then we'll just set that aside to cool. Now, the transfer tape itself, again, it says it is
for heat transfer vinyl, and these are the instructions
that came with the package. So you put it on your
table sticky side up, and then you turn this over and put it onto the sticky surface. And it says to start in the middle. So I think I'm gonna kind of
bend it up just a little bit, start in the middle, and then use a squeegee to press it out to both sides. And it says just to use
firm overlapping strokes just to make sure you get it all. And then we're gonna peel
this backing paper back, and we should be left with the HTV on the transfer tape. And it didn't work from that way, so we're gonna turn over this way and see. And again, it's not coming up. Okay, so I'm going to press harder. And again, this is my first
time using this as well. I always like to do this
for the first time on camera so you know what issues I have, and you can make decisions for yourself. All right, so let's try
again to peel this up. So I'm trying to grab
this very first corner with this squeegee, and that worked great. Now it's coming off fine. So you just wanna kinda
grab the very first corner, and then as I'm pulling it away, I'm just making sure it's smoothed out, and there aren't any bubbles between the transfer tape and my HTV. And here again, once I get to the cloud, it's not wanting to pull up. So I'm actually just gonna pull this back, and then work out any bubbles. All right, so now the HTV is completely
on this transfer tape. And now I can just put
it onto my zipper pouch. Now this is sort of an off-white, so we're kinda going up in color as well because I wanted to see what
the darker colors would do. So I'm gonna put that into place, and this is sticky, so
it makes me feel better that it's gonna hold this into place. But I am going to cover it with the sheet just to be extra cautious. That is super extra cautious, but I always am when I'm
working with a new product. And again, I'm gonna push
down as hard as I can for the full 30 seconds. (EasyPress beeps) Then once the 30 seconds is done, I'm gonna lift up. And again, I'm gonna let this cool before I lift up this transfer tape. So we're gonna let that cool. I'm probably gonna let it cool completely before I lift this up. All right, so this has
now cooled completely. And I'm just gonna start
lifting up this transfer tape just making sure everything stuck, again, super impressed and
it looks really really good. So now let's move on
to our larger designs. All right, so first, we're
gonna do this gray tank top. So this is like a nylon tank top. It's a different material, first of all. Then it's a darker
material, so it's the gray. Once again, I'm gonna press
just to get any wrinkles out. This is also a super stretchy material, so I'm interested to see how much the designs can
actually stretch as well. So we're just gonna
heat this a little bit. And then for this first
one, I'm just gonna peel from the backing paper just
like I did the first time. This is a larger design,
so we'll see how I like it with the larger design. With the smaller design, I would definitely just
not use the transfer tape if I didn't have to. Like I said, if I had multiple pieces, I would use the transfer tape, but, I mean, I'm fine just peeling it off and sticking it to the surface. And this one worked great as well. So we're gonna locate that on our shirt. And then we're gonna cover it. This is the same piece of paper. I've used it for the other two projects and I'm using it again. And then we'll press. And I'm actually gonna cover
this with two sheets of paper. So I wanna make sure that I don't get this
EasyPress on this nylon at all. And this paper isn't quite
as wide as my EasyPress, so I'm gonna put two, put my EasyPress down, (EasyPress beeps) and press down really well
for the full 30 seconds. (EasyPress beeps). And once the pressing's complete, we'll just lift that up. And then let's allow
this to cool actually. It's kinda stuck there to the shirt. Then we can just peel the
sheet away from our design. And everything is stuck and it is perfect, absolutely perfect. It's still maybe a little
bit warm to the touch. So let me let it cool a few more minutes, and we'll come back and
see how much it stretches. All right, so this is cool now. So I'm just gonna kinda test it. So it does not stretch as much as like a SportFlex
or something does. It stretches a little
bit but not a whole lot. So you will lose the
stretch of the shirt itself once you put this on 'cause it's not going to stretch as much as the shirt is. So just FYI, it's not like
a really stretchy material. All right, let's move on to black. So if we are testing HTV, printable HTV for dark materials, we're gonna try black. So what I chose for this one is a design that actually has white in it. So you can see the white here. So that way, when we
add it to this tote bag, we can see if the white is
not white anymore, right? So I am gonna use the
transfer tape for this one just to fulfill my experiment. Do I like the transfer tape better, or do I like just peeling
it from the backing paper? So we'll use transfer tape one more time, again, face up. Start with the center, onto the center, and then press out one side, then the other. And I'm gonna go ahead and go over it several times this time since I didn't really press
enough the first time. And then I'm gonna kinda. Then we'll try the same
method for lifting this up, and I'm gonna have to grab it again. So basically, I have to grab the edge with this, with my squeegee and then pull it back. And then as I go, I'm getting out any wrinkles that appear. So pull it back just a
little, press it down. So there is my design on my transfer tape, and now I can put it
on my tote bag itself. All right, so I'm gonna put this approximately on the
center of the tote bag. Then I'm gonna cover it with this sheet of the butcher
paper just to make sure, and press down well for
the entire 30 seconds. Then once my pressing's done, I'll remove the EasyPress,
remove the butcher paper, and then I'll allow
this to cool completely before I remove this
transfer tape from my design. Now that this is cool, we can just peel back this transfer tape. And the design is perfect. And you can see that
this white stayed white. So this is on a black material, and this is actually super super white. So I'm super impressed, the StarCraft printable
HTV on black material, on a gray material, on off-white, as well as on white. So now let's try the StarCraft
for Light Materials on wood and see what happens. All right, so as I said, you
actually mirror the design for the printable for light materials. And then we're gonna flip
that over onto our surface. Now, the instructions
for this are different. So the time and temperature
is actually 375 for 30, and I'm actually gonna cover this. Because it's wood, I don't
want the sap coming out and getting on the bottom of my EasyPress. Now the instructions for this is actually to use a heat press
and use high heavy pressure. We are gonna press down
as hard as we can on this for the full 30 seconds. I would really love a rustic look to the design itself, so we'll see what happens, but I'm definitely okay if
it doesn't come out perfect. You might have to be okay with that, so we'll see, if you have a EasyPress. If you have a heat press, I'm sure it will be a little better. So we're gonna go ahead
and do this for 30 seconds. Put it on here, (EasyPress beeps)
press go, and we're gonna press down
really hard for 30 seconds. Now, we're gonna peel this backing away from the image while it's hot, so you wanna do that just
as soon as we lift it up. You might wanna use tweezers or something if it's really really hot
so you do not burn yourself. Especially with the wood,
it's gonna hold that heat in. (EasyPress beeps) All right, so once my countdown is over, I'm going to lift that. And I'm gonna grab a pair of tweezers, and I'm just gonna start trying to lift this up in the corner. And it's definitely stuck, and it's definitely
gonna be a little rustic which is okay with me! Can you see how gorgeous it is? I'm kind of excited. Now, where it was white, you can see the wood grain through it. So this middle portion, you can definitely see the wood grain. So just around some of the edges, I'm getting some rustic look which I love. It's a little more rustic in this corner, and a little more rustic up at the top. So the middle is definitely the best. Around the edges is a little more rustic, but frankly, I could see
all kinds of applications for this on wood for rustic signs. So the StarCraft for Light Materials, it's definitely a must-have if you wanna make some rustic signs. All right, so we made five projects. Like I said, I like the one
for dark for all fabric types. So the white, off-white, gray, which this one doesn't have as much stretch as I would like. So putting it on cotton
or something like that is probably a little
better than a workout tank, but we're experimenting today. And then of course, I
had to try it on black with even a white design,
and it worked perfectly. Now, that does not mean I
don't like the light version of the StarCraft printable HTV. It is amazing for like a rustic wood sign or something like that. If you love that rustic
look, then I definitely think you should pick up the light
version of the printable HTV, and give it a try on some wood surfaces and things like that. So it definitely feels
like I painted this on. It becomes part of the wood. Whereas regular HTV or vinyl especially sits right on the top, it definitely feels like
it infuses into the wood, so it's a really cool effect. So I hope this helps you. If you have been wanting to
try some printable designs, maybe you don't have
a sublimation printer, you only wanna make a few things, you don't wanna invest in sublimation or sublimation printing, or you wanna put something
printed on something cotton when sublimation only does a
polyester content style things, then printable HTV is
definitely the answer, makes amazing designs, amazing projects all for you. So I hope you will consider
picking up some printable HTV and giving it a try. Now, if you have any questions about anything we covered
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