That s because it has a different consistency.
Can you iron vinyl on top of vinyl.
I love macarons every time we re out in the napa valley we re lucky it s only an hour and a half away from our house i stop in at bouchon bakery.
Some however can only be used as a top layer those are foil glitter holographic and holographic sparkle iron on material.
Specialty iron on can only be the top layer you shouldn t put more vinyl on top of glitter iron on for instance.
If you are new to iron on io or also called heat transfer vinyl htv you are welcome to learn about the material here in my iron on basics post.
Too much heat on foil iron on can cause a funky texture.
Yes i suggest using infusible inks if you want a longer lasting design.
Try to place the vinyl with the hottest temperature setting at the bottom of your project if possible.
Regular iron on can be used as a base for specialty iron on.
Layering iron on vinyl.
Now it is time to start placing the design on the shirt.
There are some heat transfer vinyl s that work great for layering and some that don t.
If you are just using one layer type of iron on i have detailed.
By using this tool you can avoid actually putting layers upon layers of iron on vinyl on top of each other.
If you use glitter iron on vinyl it must be your top layer without anything layered on top of it.
If you want to layer specialty vinyl use the slice method.
I use the easypress 2 to adhere all of my iron on vinyl to my selected surfaces.
It may stick initially but then peel off in the wash.
Once you get comfortable with iron on vinyl it can be fun to branch out and experiment a little bit.
There will come a point where you want to have multiple colors of vinyl in an iron on project.
Line up you base color on to the shirt.
You don t have to have a heat press to layer htv you can also use the cricut easypress or an iron.
We ll be using these adorable macaron files i designed for fresh cuts.
The process is just the same but the settings slightly different.
Layering iron on vinyl can be a great way to do that and it s really not complicated at all.
In this video joann talks about layering heat transfer vinyl.
Similarly you should layer sportflex iron on only on top of other sportflex iron on colors and patterns.
Iron the design onto the shirt and peel back the plastic.
Let me know what you think in the comments below and tell me all about your layered heat transfer vinyl projects.