How To Make A Door Mat With Htv

I wasn t sure if the iron would melt the mat so i only applied heat 5 7 seconds at a time using my mini iron.

How to make a door mat with htv.

Before you send to cut load your material into the machine. It is possible to cut vinyl directly from the roll without a mat using your silhouette and i will add a post all about how to do that soon but for now let s just focus on how to cut with a cutting mat. The vinyl looks phenomenal on this doormat. Move to the send panel and make sure all of your cut lines are on and select the material as heat transfer vinyl smooth.

I made my first doormat over a year ago and since then i ve cranked out upwards of 100 mats for customers. Making diy doormats with cricut and htv vinyl. Remember htv needs to be loaded with the shiny side down. This mat is made of polypropylene which has a melting point of 320 degrees fahrenheit so i made sure my iron wasn t quite that hot.

Although black is good for the front door. I think i ll make a new welcome mat for our house this summer. I turned on my iron to the lowest setting covered the vinyl with parchment paper and ironed each spot for about one second. Apply heat to help the vinyl stick to the mat.

How we ironed htv to door mats. Position the design on the virtual cutting mat. You re doing all the work for us and it makes less work for me. So i have a bit of an obsession with diy doormats.

I used flex seal spray paint because i think it will wear better on the front door step. May 26 2019 at 11 48 pm. I change them out with the seasons or just whenever i feel like my front entrance needs a refresh. This pulled the vinyl tight and helped it to stick to the mat.

Here is a good picture of me using the htv. I first ironed it on there. It comes in colors now so that makes it even better. I appreciate how you test out different ways to make the door mats in depth and show us the best results.

Yes you heard me right. You can get silhouette cameo cutting mats in 12 x 12 and 12 x 24. Along the way i ve.