Applying Vinyl Lettering To Canvas

Applying the vinyl to the canvas.

Applying vinyl lettering to canvas.

Weeded and ready for placing on your canvas. Since you re using heat transfer vinyl it s going to transfer with heat aka your iron or a heat press. Ironing vinyl on a canvas. I prefer to use clear contact paper to transfer my vinyl.

For the best results put a book or something solid under the canvas and use the silhouette scraper to really burnish the letters onto the canvas before removing the contact paper. This is the best technique for putting vinyl on canvas. Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl. Applying vinyl to canvas is similar to applying vinyl to a wall or other surface but requires a few extra steps after you ve prepared it as described above.

Join me as i teach you how to make beautiful crafts and quilts using differen. How to apply vinyl to canvas using the cricut maker crafting made fun and easy. The key is to paint th. Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky.

The only exception to this is when you are using glitter vinyl it needs a super sticky transfer paper. The secret to getting 651 vinyl or any kind of vinyl to stick on a canvas. But with a canvas there is a little give when you push on it and you want to be able to push firmly. I do want to mention transfer paper really quick.

If you want to know the best way to apply vinyl to a canvas i think i have figured it out and i show you the secret in this video. I hate losing the dots on the i s. The dry paint creates a textured surface for the vinyl to stick to. The best method for this is putting the canvas on top of a hardback book.

That is a cooking spatula to rub down the vinyl and get the letters to stick to my transfer paper. Once the letters were sticking to my transfer paper i carefully pulled the paper back making sure all the text stuck to the paper.