MICRO1 HotFix Crystal Sheet Set - 20ss
Set comes with: 2 Triangle Top Crystal Sheets and 1 Thong Crystal Sheet
How to use:
BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, YOU NEED TO PRESS TEST A SMALL, UNNOTICEABLE PATCH OF YOUR MICROKINI TO MAKE SURE YOUR ITEMS CAN WITHSTAND THE PRESSING! ALL FABRICS ARE DIFFERENT. SOME ARE OK TO PRESS, SOME ARE NOT.
1. Gather your materials. You will need your Microkini, heat press (household iron NOT recommended), ironing board, the free complimentary white pressing cloth included in your shipment, a hand held hotfix wand (mini press is an optional addition) and of course, your Microkini crystal sheets.
2. Preheat your press to the desired degrees.
(NOTE: THE TEMPERATURE YOU NEED TO SET YOUR PRESS AT AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU NEED TO PRESS FOR, WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE FABRIC THAT YOU ARE ADDING THE CRYSTALS TO AND THE PRESS YOU ARE USING!
I personally use a Cricut EasyPress2 and press all stretch fabrics so my machine is set at 375 degrees and I press each side for 25 seconds. Your settings may be different so you should do a test first.
(If your temperature is too low or you don’t press for long enough, the crystals may not adhere. If your temperature is too high or you press for too long, you could potentially burn/melt your Microkini and/or take the dye off of the fabric. So please test a small patch to get the right settings.)
3. Remove any and all elastic strings (that you can remove without permanently damaging the Microkini) from the Microkini. On this type of Microkini, you will NOT be able to remove the elastic cord leading from the triangles on the top. If you cut that string, the Microkini will be unwearable. If you heat press that string, it will burn/melt and the Microkini will be unwearable. You must make sure NOT to cut that cord and NOT to cover that cord with the press.
4. Lay your complimentary pressing cloth on your ironing board and place your Microkini on top of it.
5. Take the Microkini crystal sheet and peel it away from the white backing. The crystals should continue sticking to the clear sticky plastic sheet.
6. Place the clear sticky crystal sheet on top of your Microkini, with the sticky part down, touching your item. Make sure it’s lined up the way you want it. If any crystals have shifted out of place, now is the time to push them into the place you want them. You cannot wait until after you press them. They will be extremely hard to move, or they may not be able to be moved at all.
7. Making sure your press has hit the desired degrees, take the press and put it directly on top of your Microkini that also has the crystal sheet on top of it.
8. Press for your desired amount of time. PLEASE DO NOT IRON BACK AND FORTH, KEEP THE PRESS IN ONE PLACE.
9. After your press time is up, remove and safely secure the press.
10. Flip the whole thing over, complimentary white pressing cloth included, with everything face down. The smooth part of your clear crystal sheet should be directly on the ironing board, with your Microkini on top of that, with the complimentary pressing cloth on top of that.
11. Press the white pressing cloth side for another desired amount of seconds.
12. After the those seconds are up, remove and safely secure the press.
13. Flip the white pressing cloth back over to the side with the crystal sheet on it and peel the sheet away from your project. CRYSTALS MAY BE HOT! SO DO NOT TOUCH THE CRYSTALS JUST YET!
14. After the crystals have cooled to your liking, test all crystals by doing a small nudge. If any lift, secure them in place with your hotfix wand. If there is a group of crystals in the same spot that didn’t adhere, it may be easier to just use your mini press.