![]() ![]() Peel off the plastic and repeat the process for the text. I have found that this technique smudges the vinyl on the fabric. Try not to iron by pushing it around like you iron your clothes. You can check if it is working by lifting the carrier plastic to see if the vinyl stays on the cushion cover. I go over each area 3 times for 10 seconds and that always seems to be enough. To transfer the vinyl I push the iron down hard on each area for 10 seconds at a time, making sure to cover all the areas. You do need a barrier between the iron and the vinyl, I use an old pillowcase. I ironed the cushion cover first and then positioned the spiral betty in the centre. Set the temperature to a high heat setting with no steam. If you are lucky enough to have a heat press you can use that. You do need to select the mirror tab here. You follow the same method as above for cutting. This font is Samantha upright which is a purchased font. You can play around with the fonts until you find one you like. You select a text box and type the text you want to add. I found it very satisfying to weed this project. The spiral betty is a dream to weed because it is one continuous piece. ![]() Weed from the corners furthest away from the spiral and work towards that corner. I did that on my first attempt and my image turned out wrong. To weed your spiral betty don’t be tempted to start with the first spiral. You are now ready to cut by pushing the “C” button on your machine. Next, move the dial on your Cricut to the iron-on setting and push the double arrow button to load the mat. This is not a big issue unless you have text, which will cut in mirror image. You need to select the mirror tab or your image will be reversed. My mats are not very sticky anymore so I use washy tape to make sure it does not move. Load your iron-on vinyl (HTV) on to the cutting mat with the shiny side facing down. My cushion was 45cm x 45cm so I made my image 30cm x 30cm, to leave space for the text at the top. My image did open up very big, but it can be resized using the resize tab at the top. Select the image and click on the insert image button, this will open the image on the project screen. Your image will now appear with all the other images you have downloaded to design space. Your next screen will look like this image below. You will be left with just the black spiral image. This will remove all the white background and create your SVG file. Select the erase tool and click on the top corner where the white space is. Add the image that you saved on your desktop. Next, open up your design space and select a new project. I have a Cricut so this image is the Cricut design space software, the silhouette cameo is very similar. You can now download the image to your computer.Īdd your image to the Cricut design space Next, select the black and white image from the bottom, the second one in from the left. ![]() You can also play around with the other tabs to see how it affects your image look. Having the slider about 3/4 works great for Iron-on vinyl. The downside was it was very difficult to weed the fine lines because the vinyl kept snapping. On my first attempt, I added the highest amount of rings because the picture was clearer. The slider below the image allows you to increase and decrease the number of spirals. ![]() Click on the upload button and select your image from the desktop. Once you have your picture you can open up the spiral betty website. I tried a few different pictures and found close up headshots work better. To create your spiral betty you will need a photo in a digital format like jpeg and save it to your desktop. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.** Create your Spiral Betty This means I earn a small commission on links used at no extra cost to you. For this project, you will need a vinyl cutting machine like a Cricut or Silhouette cameo just to name two. So I am doing this post to show what errors I made so you can learn from my mistakes. While it looks straight forward it was not something I got right the first time or even the second time. If you have never heard of Spiral betty, it is free online software that allows you to turn any photo into a spiral design. I recently discovered the spiral betty and I thought it would be perfect on a cushion. My Son recently got married and I wanted to make them a keepsake in memory of their special day. ![]()
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