How To Use Cricut Mini Press On Hat
Slip the band around the hat aligning the side seams on one side and the side seam and the middle of the band on the other side.
How to use cricut mini press on hat. This preps the area to receive the vinyl so much easier and when you are working with curved or intricate surfaces this is extremely key. I placed the white portion first and then layered the stars one at a time. Cut the material then place it on your object you want to press.
It is tiny and its for a good purpose. Start a separate timer for 30 seconds and move Cricut EasyPress Mini continuously across design until the timer reaches 0. Using the Cricut EasyPress Mini press the seams open on the band.
Preheat for 5 seconds then press the iron on for 25 seconds with constant movement and light pressure. Referring to the Cricut heat guide heres how to heat press the design. Heat the EasyPress Mini to desired temperature.
Cut and weed your iron-on design. Once the design was cut I used the weeding tools to weed it. Once I turned the Mini on the lights were orange while it was preheating.
Now comes the fun part. When using Cricut EasyPress Mini on shapely objects like shoes and hats use a shoe form hat form or folded towel inside to create a firm pressing surface. Turn hat inside out put EasyPress mat on the front of your hat on top of your design and press from the back with your EasyPress 2 for 15 seconds.
Turn on the mini easypress and double click for medium heat. Simply plug in the Cricut EasyPress Mini and push in the button the front. Check your heat settings.