Most vinyl projects require transfer tape to move your design from the backing carrier sheet to your final base surface.
Do you need transfer paper for vinyl cricut.
Use stronggrip transfer tape for vinyl with a textured finish like shimmer and glitter.
So if you are having trouble picking up the vinyl from the backing sheet try a strong grip transfer tape instead.
Printable vinyl does not need transfer tape in fact transfer tape will ruin your project.
Peel liner from transfer tape.
Attach a small area of transfer tape to your design.
Cricut transfer tape burnishing tool such as a scraper transfer tape works for most vinyl types.
Design cut and weed.
Everyone seems to have their favorite type of transfer paper.
Cricut joy smart vinyl.
The big difference between these types of vinyl and htv is that these need transfer paper to be transferred to your project.
Vinyl cut weeded and ready to transfer.
You are trying to get the bubbles out and for the vinyl to grab onto the transfer tape so it will transfer the vinyl from its backing sheet to the transfer tape.
Cricut makes both strong hold and regular.
Stronggrip transfer tape is too strong for other vinyl types.
Sometimes it doesn t want to leave its backing sheet so it takes some work to get it off.
So make sure your printable vinyl projects are not too intricate.
Transfer tape or stronggrip transfer tape see table above to choose the right one for your vinyl type scraper or other burnishing tool.
I recommend strong hold cricut transfer paper for glitter vinyl.
The regular version is perfect for most projects but you will need a strong grip for glitter vinyl.
There is both regular and strong grip transfer tape.