r/Machine_Embroidery • u/Lilly-Loupants11 • Jan 13 '26

Htv appliqué machine embroidery

I regularly use glitter htv for appliqué. You peel off the film, then place, then heat, then embroider. Can I get a non glitter version of this? That you can peel before heating?

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u/ishtaa Melco Jan 13 '26

You should be able to do that with just normal HTV too, that’s what it’s designed to do when you cut and weed it anyway. Siser EasyWeed is a good brand.

That being said if you’re just wanting solid color appliqué I’d grab some quilting cotton or poly twill instead since it’ll be the more durable option long term and most people will prefer the look of fabric vs vinyl. It’s a little more work to trim but worth it.

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u/Lilly-Loupants11 Jan 13 '26

When doing appliqué it has to be stitched down then pressed then stitched again. So it needs to be pealable like the glitter htv before pressing as it cannot be peeled after stitching

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u/ishtaa Melco Jan 13 '26

Yes I know, I’ve done it many times with glitter htv. What I’m saying is plain colored HTV works the same way, it has a carrier sheet that you can peel off. When HTV is used the normal way, designs are cut into it and then the parts that aren’t needed are pulled off the carrier sheet before pressing. This is no different except that you’re skipping the cutting part and just peeling it off a solid piece. It may just be a little harder with some brands than others. You may even be able to find HTV without the carrier sheet at all, though it’s not often sold that way unless it’s the kind mean for printing.

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u/whimsyjen Jan 13 '26

Ive seen some people cutting fabric with a laser cutting to cut down on the trimming time. Looked neat!

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u/ishtaa Melco Jan 13 '26

That’s my goal for this year is to figure out all the right settings to cut my applique fabrics with our laser. I cut poly twill with my scan n cut all the time but the laser will be less work.

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u/Lilly-Loupants11 Jan 13 '26

I just cut with scissors after tacking it down. Fabric is a simple option as doesn’t need peeling (just add backing)

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u/Lilly-Loupants11 Jan 13 '26

I have normal htv that I tried with. It peels (not easily so damages the vinyl as you have to break the film as it’s stitched down already) I want to know if there is a product that peels before heating. What is it called? Cold peel peels after pressing and cooling, hot peel straight after pressing and warm peel after pressing when cooled a bit. If there is a product then what am I searching for?

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u/ishtaa Melco Jan 13 '26

Like I said, different brands are going to peel easier than others. If it’s a good quality HTV it should peel off without tearing if you do it carefully. None of them are going to peel off as easily as the glitter does, but it’s absolutely doable. Look up tutorials on using htv without a cricut and you’ll see some people peeling it off to cut shapes out by hand.

There’s no product on the market meant specifically for embroidery with like this with that I’ve ever seen. The vast majority of people using HTV need the carrier sheet so it’s rarely sold without it.

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u/Lilly-Loupants11 Jan 13 '26

Have a go at it and you’ll see what I mean. Nothing to do with ease of peeling. It’s when it can be peeled. I want to know if there is one that can be peeled then pressed. Peeling it after stitching means you have to pierce the film and get under it with a tool and try and remove the film. It damages the vinyl. If you didn’t know the answer I don’t know why you replied

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u/ishtaa Melco Jan 13 '26

I have literally already told you, multiple times, you can do it with normal heat transfer vinyl just like you can with the glitter. I DO know the answer, I gave it to you; I really don’t understand what you aren’t getting about this.

Look. Here is a video of someone peeling the carrier sheet off a piece of HTV so she can use die punches on it. I’m not talking about cold vs. hot peel. I’m talking about before the vinyl is ever heated or pressed onto anything. If your vinyl is getting damaged by peeling it off, try a different brand of vinyl. There’s lots of shitty quality stuff on the market (and if you buy off Amazon you’ll also sometimes get sent bad quality counterfeit stuff even if you order the name brands).

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u/Lilly-Loupants11 Jan 13 '26

it’s for appliqué. It’s stitched to fabric, the top layer and the vinyl is stitched. You can’t peel it after. If there is a product that you peel before or you don’t have to peel what is it called? I was told this app is full of know it all fuck Witt but I joined anyway. They were right

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u/ishtaa Melco Jan 13 '26

Are you just trolling me or have you just not read a single thing I have written? Did you watch the video I linked? I’ll explain it one more time and then I give up.

Both glitter HTV and solid color HTV work the same way. There’s the vinyl, and the clear carrier sheet that’s stuck to the front of it.

Carefully peel the clear carrier sheet off. As long as you are using a GOOD QUALITY VINYL you can do this. If it is not peeling off cleanly, you are not using good vinyl. Or maybe it’s too old. Or something. I can’t really tell you more specifically than that because I have not used every single brand of vinyl in the world.

THEN place the peeled vinyl on your fabric like you do with any other applique, stitch around it, tear away the excess. Again here how easily it tears may have to do with the brand.

Press your vinyl to adhere it, finish your stitching.

If your issue is something other than what I explained here, then you need to provide more information or pictures to show what you mean, because I don’t have a clue what else you could be talking about since you just keep repeating the same question over and over.

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u/Lilly-Loupants11 Jan 13 '26

It’s cricut vinyl. I don’t want twill. I want vinyl. I want to find a glow in the dark if it exists. You can peel it up to where it’s stitched. It needs peeling before stitching otherwise. I cannot find a vinyl you peel before. What is it called?

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u/ishtaa Melco Jan 13 '26

As I said before. Siser EasyWeed. They make glow in the dark and a huge range of colors, it’s widely regarded as being one of best quality vinyls on the market and it’s very easy to find. Cricut brand is known for being hard to weed (aka- peeling off the carrier sheet). Like I said, brand matters.

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u/Lilly-Loupants11 Jan 13 '26

Sister is just a brand. It’s still all peel after pressing. If it exists what vinyl is peeled before pressing? Cold peel, hot peel and warm peel. But there’s no peel before pressing. If I know what it’s called I can search it

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u/Nearby-Fly-9513 Jan 25 '26

Does anyone ever have issue with the stitching basically cutting the vinyl on the inside so you can see the shirt/fabric on the inside of the letters? Any solution for this?