Smart Iron-On

• What you need
• Preparation
• Design, cut, and weed
• Apply
• Care

What you need

• Cricut Explore 3 or Cricut Maker 3 smart cutting machine
• Design Space software on computer or mobile device
• Cricut Heat Guide or Cricut Heat app (for Cricut EasyPress 3 and Cricut Hat Press)
• Premium Fine Point Blade and Housing
• Smart Iron-On (13 in / 33 cm wide)
• Weeder
• Cricut Autopress, Cricut EasyPress, or Cricut Hat Press
• Cricut EasyPress Mat, Cricut Pressing Mat, or Cricut Hat Pressing form (a towel may be used when pressing with Cricut EasyPress)
• Base material

Preparation

• Prewash fabric base materials without fabric softener to pre-shrink and remove chemicals that may prohibit strong adhesion.
• Recommended: Make a test cut using a small basic shape to verify cut setting.
• Recommended: Apply test cut in an inconspicuous area on base material to verify application settings.

Design, cut, and weed

1. Customize your design in Design Space.
2. Select your load style (Without Mat) and your specific material type.

Note: For the rollers to grip and load your material, Cricut Explore 3 and Cricut Maker 3 allow some space above and below your design. To ensure you have enough Smart Materials for your design, wait until after the cut is complete to trim.

3. Make sure to mirror your design in Design Space before cutting.
4. Align material (shiny liner side down) against left material guide on the machine, then slide it under the mat guides and up against the machine rollers.
   • For best results, make sure material has a straight edge.
5. Press the load button. The machine measures your material to ensure there’s enough for your project.
   • Leave 10 in (25 cm) of space behind your machine and guide iron-on into a roll as it feeds out the back of your machine.
   • If your material loaded crookedly it will try to realign the material as it measures.
   • Smart Materials may bow up in the middle when loading. If your material isn’t lying flat by the end of the measuring process, press the unload button, realign your material with the left material guide and under the mat guides, and reload.
6. Press the Go button and watch the magic happen!
7. When the cut is complete, press the unload button.
8. Use a weeder to remove excess iron-on from in and around your design, leaving design on the liner.

Tip: Smart Materials must be at least 6 in (15.24 cm) long to use without a cutting mat. You can still use shorter by placing them on a StandardGrip Mat.

• What you need
• Preparation
• Design, cut, and weed
• Apply
• Care

What you need

• Cricut Joy or Cricut Joy Xtra smart cutting machine
• Design Space software on computer or mobile device
• Cricut Heat Guide
• Cricut Joy Blade and Housing
• Cricut Joy Smart Iron-On
  • 5.5 in (13.9 cm) wide for Cricut Joy
  • 9.5 in (24.1 cm) wide for Cricut Joy Xtra
• Weeder
• Cricut Autopress, Cricut EasyPress, or Cricut Hat Press
• Cricut Pressing Mat
• Base material

Preparation

1. Prewash fabric base materials without fabric softener to pre-shrink and remove chemicals that may prohibit strong adhesion. 
2. Recommended: Make a test cut using a small basic shape to verify cut setting. 
3. Recommended: Apply test cut in an inconspicuous area on base material to verify application settings. 

Design, cut, and weed

1. Customize your design in Design Space. 
2. Select your load style (Without Mat) and your specific material type.  

Note: For the rollers to grip and load your material, Cricut Joy machines allow 1 in (2.5 cm) of space at the top of your design and 0.5 in (1.2 cm) at the bottom. To ensure you have enough Smart Materials for your design, wait until after the cut is complete to trim. 

3. When using Design Space, make sure to mirror your design before cutting. 
4. Using both hands, insert material (shiny liner side down) under guides until rollers grip material. 
   • For best results, make sure material has a straight edge. 
5. Once machine senses materials, it measures your material to ensure there's enough for your project. 
   • Leave 10 in (25.4 cm) of space behind your machine and guide iron-on into a roll as it feeds out the back of your machine. 
   • Smart Materials may bow in the middle when loading. If your material isn't lying flat by the end of the measuring process, select Unload in the software, then reload. 
     • For Cricut Joy Xtra, ensure the star wheels on the roller bar are evenly spaced across the roller bar rather than pushed to either side.
6. Select Go and watch the magic happen!
7. When the cut is complete, select Unload. 
8. Use a weeder to remove excess iron-on from in and around your design, leaving design on the liner. 

Tip: Smart Materials must be at least 4 in (10.16 cm) long to use without a cutting mat with Cricut Joy, and at least 6 in (15.24 cm) long to use without a cutting mat with Cricut Joy Xtra. You can still use shorter by placing them on a StandardGrip Mat. 

• What you need
• Preparation
• Design, cut, and weed
• Apply
• Care

What you need

• Cricut Venture smart cutting machine
• Design Space software on computer*
• Cricut Heat Guide or Cricut Heat app (for Cricut EasyPress 3 and Cricut Hat Press)
• Performance Fine-Point Blade and housing
• Smart Iron-On in 13 in / 33 cm or 25 in / 63.5 cm width
• Weeder
• Cricut Autopress, Cricut EasyPress, or Cricut Hat Press
• Cricut EasyPress Mat, Cricut Pressing Mat, or Cricut Hat Pressing form (a towel may be used when pressing with Cricut EasyPress)
• Base material

*Cricut Venture is supported on Design Space for Desktop only. It is not supported on Design Space for mobile. 

Preparation

• Prewash fabric base materials without fabric softener to pre-shrink and remove chemicals that may prohibit strong adhesion.
• Recommended: Make a test cut using a small basic shape to verify cut setting. 
• Recommended: Apply test cut in an inconspicuous area on base material to verify application settings. 

Design, cut, and weed

1. Customize your design in Design Space.
2. Select your load style (Without Mat) and your specific material type. 

Note: For the rollers to grip and load your material, Cricut Venture allows some space above and below your design. To ensure you have enough Smart Materials for your design, wait until after the cut is complete to trim. 

3. Make sure to mirror your design in Design Space before cutting. 
4. Make sure your machine is flush with the edge of your table or stand.
5. Flowing the prompts in Design Space: 
   • Load the Performance Fine-Point Blade in clamp B.
   • Raise lever. 
   • For 13 in / 33 cm material: 
     • Move the right Pinch Roller to position 1
     • Raise the left and middle guides
   • For 25 in / 63.5 cm material:
     • Move the right Pinch Roller to position 2
     • Raise the left and right guides
   • Insert the material from the top of the machine, making sure it goes under the material guides.
   • Insert the material until it reaches the front edge of the machine - this ensures it covers the lower sensor.
   • Lower lever
   • Press the Load button
   • If your material loads crookedly it will try to realign the material as it measures
6. Press the Go button and watch the magic happen! 
7. When the cut is complete, cut off the material. 
8. Use a weeder to remove excess iron-on from in and around your design, leaving design on the liner. 

Tip: Smart Materials must be at least 6 in (15.24 cm) long to use without a cutting mat. You can still use shorter by placing them on a StandardGrip Performance Mat.