When using a folded towel, make sure to check our online Heat Guide or Cricut Heat app (for Cricut EasyPress 3) for precise time and temperature recommendations. If you are concerned about safety when it comes to baking parchment sheets underneath your heat-press, we recommend washing them after every day of usage which helps make sure all ink has been removed from underside heat plates. An essential companion to the heat press gadget, your mat will protect your work area and enable you to create professional iron-on results every time. I don't know how, but the materials underneath keep the top hot and keeps the bottom cold, no matter how much heat you put on it!

Heat Press Mat for Easy Press Heat-Resistant REALIKE Heat Press Mat for Easy Press Heat-Resistant

To enjoy all that Hobbycraft has to offer, please enable cookies or check whether another programme is blocking them. For best results, print heat press sheets on both sides of the paper to make it thicker – this will also dry quicker than glue sticks which is good if you’re pressed for time. If you have accidentally touched the surface intended for protection, let go of any heat contact immediately by turning off your machine before using a heat press mat with silicone grippy material so there are no accidents! To make sure that there’s no accidental contact between two heated pieces of metal when using a typical hand press, place the silicone grippy material on top of the Teflon sheet.

The foil membrane will reflect the heat onto your project while protecting moisture transfer, while the silicone foam will protect your surface from heat damage.

Cricut EasyPress Heat Resistant Mat 30.5cm x 30.5cm - Hobbycraft

Use of a towel for your pressing surface with Infusible Ink will result in unwanted transfer effects.Important: For Infusible Ink transfers with Cricut EasyPress, always use Cricut EasyPress mat or the Cricut Pressing Mat.

Heat Presses MDP Supplies: Heat Presses

So I chose this size heat press because it had the mat as a bundle item for free plus it seems to be the size of image i use the most. If you don’t have a heat press made out of metal plates: Heat up the silicone mat before applying heat to your T-shirt or screen printable material so that it doesn’t prematurely burn through on one part where it meets another surface (like when printing). The silicone mat will protect both parts of your machine against wear and tear as well as make sure that there’s no accidental contact between two heated pieces of metal. Silicone heat press mats are great for heat presses because they’re designed to withstand the heat and pressure that a heat press applies.You should wash them after every day of usage (or less) depending on how many shirts you’ve pressed that day and how dirty they are; this will help make sure all ink has been removed from underneath the heat press. If you don’t have a heat press made out of metal plates: Heat up the silicone mat before applying heat to your T-shirt so it won’t prematurely burn through on one part where it meets another surface (like when printing). Cricut EasyPress temperature settings for use with the Cricut EasyPress Mat are different than settings for use with other pressing surfaces.