What Is Reverse Weeding Vinyl

How to reverse weeding vinyl.

What is reverse weeding vinyl.

Vinyl i use matte aka removeable vinyl from expressions vinyl. 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. Put transfer tape on top your design. 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.

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. 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. Check out the extended post for step by step details. Remove the transfer tape and weed out the design.

Subscribe to expressions vinyl s channel here https goo gl y3jpi4 in this video jessica demonstrates how to reverse weed. 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. Vinyl monogram ring project tutorial. Reverse weeding is for adhesive vinyl only.

The transfer tape is applied to the decal before weeding the backing paper removed and then the excess vinyl is pulled away from the transfer tape. 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. Reverse weeding can be useful w. Peel off the backer sheet and adhere your design to your project.

Here s a video showing exactly how to reverse weeding vinyl. In this video i show you the reverse weeding technique which is especially great when doing vinyl in small or thin fonts.