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Adhering Iron-On

 Use a hot dry iron (cotton setting) and with steam turned off.

 Use a fairly firm surface…. Not a highly cushioned ironing board.
 Insert a cloth between the layers of a shirt in case adhesive melts through to other side
 Press shirt first to create a smooth flat dry surface.
 Arrange pattern on shirt, carefully centering.

 Press firmly for 10 full seconds. Do not move iron around… just press firmly.
 Allow to slightly cool and then remove top heat-resistant layer. If pattern begins to come up, then cover with
the heat-resistant layer and immediately repress for another 10 seconds.

 Some people will also flip shirt inside out and press from other side for another 5 seconds. Note: other types
of iron-on may require additional pressing time or even less pressing time. Contact your supplier for
information.

 Wait 24 hours before laundering.

10.06 Rhinestone Templates

Designing Rhinestone Patterns

 Refer to Section 8.12 for specific instructions on designing rhinestone patterns in MTC. The most important
things to remember are:
 The circles should be roughly 0.4 mm larger than the actual stones you’ve purchased. For example, if
you have 10SS stones, then design using 13SS or 14SS stones in the software. This allows the stones
to more easily fall into the holes during brushing.
 Always size your shape first before converting into a rhinestone design. Once the circles are created for
the pattern, the pattern cannot be resized without changing the size of those circles.

Cutting Rhinestone Template Material

 Rhinestone templates can be used hundreds of times. There are several commonly used materials for
making these templates. The current most popular choices are:
 The green rhinestone template material sold at KNK USA is the most popular because it is less
expensive than the other options and has been around longer. It is recommended over a similar thinner
rubber sold by companies who market their material for the lower force cutters. The disadvantages to
using any rubber template material is that you need to apply a solid backing after the template is cut and
also dust the template with a powder so that the powder will cover any of the permanent adhesive
exposed in the holes. The solid backing typically chosen is foam board or stencil board.

 The black Rock-it flock, also sold at KNK USA, is more expensive than the rubber template materials
but doesn’t require a backing to be applied after cutting. It also doesn’t require dusting. The Rock-It
templates can be used to mix and match designs, such as combining letters and images.

 Sticky Flock is a similar material to Rock-it but is more expensive still and slightly thinner. It has the
same advantages as Rock-it.

 The first step before cutting the template is to check the size of the design you’ve created and then cut a
piece of rhinestone template material that is at least 1” larger in both height and width compared to your
design. It is beneficial to have a little bit of material around the edges of the design where excess
rhinestones can still be brushed back over the design.

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