Heat transfer vinyl is made in single colors and also has special options such as patterned, glitter, flocked, holographic, glow-in-the-dark, reflective and 3D puff. For these and other reasons, it is a popular and more robust alternative to transfer paper (that does not incorporate a carrier sheet).
The clear polyester carrier keeps the design visible to aid positioning on the substrate. The tacky adhesive between the carrier and the vinyl holds together complex designs, although the labour naturally increases the more weeding that is required.
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The excess material is removed with tools such as hooks or tweezers - a manual and dextrous process referred to as "weeding". The design is cut into the material with a cutting plotter in reverse (adhesive/vinyl side up). It comes laminated together with a clear polyester carrier in a roll or sheet form, with an adhesive tacky backing, so it can be cut, weeded, and placed on a substrate for application via a heat press. Heat transfer vinyl, or HTV for short, is a speciality polyurethane with a heat-activated adhesive (typically polyester-based) that can be used on certain fabrics and materials to apply designs to promotional products, textiles and apparel, such as T-shirts. JSTOR ( October 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources.įind sources: "Heat transfer vinyl" – news This article relies excessively on references to primary sources.
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