The Secret to Cricut Infusible Ink Story

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Cricut Infusible Ink changed the way crafters made shirts, totes, pillowcases, and even mugs. Let’s explore all that you need to know about Cricut Infusible Ink.

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Cricut’s Infusible Ink is heat transfer for cloth-like canvases. It’s Cricut’s version of sublimation without the need for a sublimation printer.

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HTV works well on any color or textured blank but with Infusible Ink you will need to work with light-colored materials only to preserve the vibrant colors.

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The Infusible ink is actually dyeing the design into the fabric of your shirt rather than adhered on top of the fabric.

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In my Cricut Infusible Ink tutorial, the ink is basically dyeing your clothes so you don’t have to fret over laundry days anymore because it cannot crack!

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Seamless And Smooth. This means no extra vinyl weight to your projects, seamless from one end of the design to another, plus totally smooth – no more wrinkles in your vinyl!

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