Wondering why your vinyl just won t stick.
Why wont my vinyl stick to canvasa.
Also if anyone is interested in the design i created i used arial black font for the weekend and opposites attract font for the i love you you can find both fonts in design space.
The more you sand it down the better your vinyl will stick so make sure to use lots of elbow grease.
The whole vinyl decal came off and was floating around my dryer.
How to put vinyl on a canvas.
It is key in getting your vinyl to stick to your canvas.
We ve had huge success using polycrylic wood stain or acrylic paint all of which you can find at your favorite craft store.
You can use acrylic paint or a clear.
Sometimes even after prepping the surface of your project with rubbing alcohol or smoothing a wooden surface vinyl takes some time to adhere.
You need to add some sort of coating or primer that the vinyl can grip to.
It takes about 24 hours for the adhesive to fully set onto a surface.
Last year when i was making this corn hole game i had a little issue with the vinyl sticking to the wood.
Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl.
I cut out this design for my t shirt on the new design space it s amazing if you haven t played around with it yet.
I do want to mention transfer paper really quick.
Let me give you a quick run down on how to put vinyl on a canvas for this project i used.
Htv works by using a heat activated adhesive so too little time and it won t heat enough to stick.
Here is the mental checklist to see what could have happened.
Time pressing or ironing for too short a time can cause htv not to stick to your shirt.
Why your vinyl won t stick.
Turns out vinyl needs a solid surface to stick to.
There are a few factors in getting vinyl to stick on rough surfaces like canvas burlap and wood.
An untreated canvas works best for this.
We recommend putting some type of coating on your project to smooth out the surface.
Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky.
Applying the vinyl to the canvas.
Cheap no brand vinyl can be real crappy.
I prefer to use clear contact paper to transfer my vinyl.
Check for instructions for the vinyl you are using and make sure all of your settings are spot on.
My vinyl is not staying on my project after following all the prepping instructions.
Pressing or ironing for too long can have the same effect.
Below are examples for each surface and our tips and tricks to get the job done.
If you are looking for instructions on how to iron htv on canvas fabric ie not an art canvas but a canvas tote bag you re in luck htv sticks wonderfully to canvas fabric just be sure to wash the canvas to give it some texture and the htv will stick wonderfully.
Glitter heat transfer vinyl because everything is more awesome in glitter i get all of my htv glitter and regular from expressions vinyl love them.
A canvas isn t smooth it has a weird texture.
And vinyl does have a shelf life so if it s been hidden in your craft stash for a decade it might be time to toss it.
Ok now that we ve got that out of the way let s make a t shirt.
Step 2 the next step is to treat your wood.
Same thing with wood.
