Yesterday I showed you how I made Georgie's one-year old onesie, it's the first time I've layered vinyl and wasn't sure how to go about it so I checked with Mr. Google and found lots of info.
When you're layering different pieces on top of each other you don't want to press each layer for the full amount of time because by the time you get to the top layer the under layers will have been pressed so many times they might distort or get weird. So what you want to do is just basically tack* each layer for a couple of seconds just to lightly hold it in place, then once you're at the top layer you hold the press for the allotted time.
*Tacking is a sewing term meaning to sew quick temporary stitches that you remove later, it's used for a variety of reasons, such as holding a seam in place until it's sewn properly. Obviously we aren't making stitches in the vinyl but I'm using 'tacking' here to mean holding the layers in place until you put the top layer on and press it permanently.
Side note: cricut.com has a heat settings guide that shows you time and temperature for different vinyls and the materials you are ironing them onto. Click here for the link.
For her onesie I layered peach and gold vinyl, so I just pressed the peach down for a couple of seconds just til it stayed in place; then top with the gold and pressed for the full amount of time. I learned that glitter vinyl needs to be the top layer, don't layer colored vinyl over it.
Also, FYI, I use parchment paper between the vinyl and the iron.
Here she is in her birthday outfit - the tutu matched her highchair tutu, click to see the posts on both of those items.
info found at jennifermaker
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