What Is Reverse Weeding Vinyl

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What is reverse weeding vinyl.

In theory this is easier to weed for smaller decals than doing it the regular way. Reverse weeding gets it s name from the fact that in usual weeding you keep the vinyl on the backing paper however with reverse weeding you use transfer tape to weed your design. Here s a video showing exactly how to reverse weeding vinyl. How to reverse weeding vinyl.

Remove the transfer tape and weed out the design. Vinyl i use matte aka removeable vinyl from expressions vinyl. Reverse weeding can be useful w. Vinyl monogram ring project tutorial.

It s where you apply transfer tape across the whole unweeded decal and then weed the excess vinyl away from the transfer tape instead of the carrier sheet. The transfer tape actual holds the design in place so that you don t lose any of your tiny pieces and your pieces won t slide around on the backing paper. Put transfer tape on top your design. Reverse weeding is the process of applying an application tape or transfer mask on top of cut vinyl with a squeegee so you can separate the vinyl from it s backing and weed off of the sticky tape or mask.

So to reverse weed i placed my transfer tape over the entire unweeded design burnished it really well and flipped it over so it was upside down. Reverse weeding vinyl is when you weed away the excess vinyl from the transfer tape rather than the backing paper which is the usual way. I then removed the vinyl backing. Reverse weeding is for adhesive vinyl only.

Cut settings in cricut design space. Peel off the backer sheet and adhere your design to your project.