Htv on wood is a great solution if you want a special treatment like foil flock or glitter.
How to transfer vinyl to wood without transfer tape.
How to apply decals without transfer tape sticker.
This short video shows you how to weed vinyl apply transfer paper and apply the vinyl to wood.
You need to take your time here and really make sure you get it down flat without any bubble.
What is transfer tape.
Cutting vinyl with the cricut explore is very easy but weeding it and applying it to a surface can be confusing.
If you move too fast or are not careful the vinyl will not stay.
After cutting this vinyl decal with the cri.
Here is the brand of transfer paper that i use i do not ge.
Your vinyl is not sticking to your transfer tape.
Apply the 651 vinyl as usual and then with a teflon sheet between your project and iron iron the decal for 10 15 seconds.
Carefully peel the tape off of the vinyl.
I started with an area of tape that was not attached to the actual vinyl.
The downside of using htv is that sometimes the adhesive can leak around the edges of the decal.
I think that for so many people that think the answer to will cricut vinyl stick to wood is no the problem may be the transfer tape.
How to apply decals without transfer tape sticker.
You create a decal but only some of the letters stick onto the transfer tape while the rest are left behind on the backing paper.
If the vinyl doesn t come up press the tape back down a little and try again.
For sticky vinyl transfer tape is what makes it easier to get from the backing paper to the wood surface with your design intact.
Next i carefully pressed the tape vinyl down onto the window.