Tips and Tricks When the instructions say you need a hot iron, they mean it. Here are a few tips and explanations to clarify the process of creating and applying iron-ons.

If you’re just looking for a basic, affordable, mini steam iron that’ll work for sewing and heat transfer vinyl, the Sunbeam Hot-2-Trot travel iron is the way to go. Many reviewers take it ...

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If you really love using Cricut for cutting vinyl and making iron-ons or stickers, the Explore 4 is only $250 and will work as fast as the Maker 4.

PLA seems to work best for iron-ons, as it preserves details better. The results look good, and the method is fairly simple.

PLA seems to work best for iron-ons, as it preserves details better. The results look good, and the method is fairly simple.