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Tutorial: Chemica Magic Flex Heat Transfer Material

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I’m super excited to share a new product tutorial with you today! Chemica recently sent me a sample of their Magic Flex heat transfer material to share with Cutting for Business readers! Magic Flex has been available overseas, but is now being stocked in the USA. The material is a heat transfer that puffs up during application for a raised, 3D look. Let’s get to the tutorial.

Magic Flex Heat Transfer Tutorial:

  1. Create your design and do not mirror it. This bears repeating: Do NOT mirror your Magic Flex material. After cutting the design, you’ll weed it. I had no problems weeding the material. If you are using a Silhouette Cameo 3, I used my autoblade with the standard heat transfer vinyl setting (smooth) and I double cut the material. Here’s what it looks like weeded: Tutorial: Chemica Magic Flex Heat Transfer Material with Silhouette Cameo 3 by cuttingforbusiness.com.
  2. You’l notice that there is no carrier sheet to transfer the vinyl to your apparel. Instead, you’ll need to use a heat resistant tape or paper like this one. Apply the tape. Tutorial: Chemica Magic Flex Heat Transfer Material with Silhouette Cameo 3 by cuttingforbusiness.com.
  3. Now, remove the plastic backing so that your design is on the transfer tape or paper. Tutorial: Chemica Magic Flex Heat Transfer Material with Silhouette Cameo 3 by cuttingforbusiness.com.
  4. You are ready to press using your heat press. I pressed for 30 seconds at 330 degrees using light pressure. You’ll want to be sure to peel the design while it is hot. In the photo below, you’ll see the Magic Flex on the left and regular heat transfer vinyl on the right. Tutorial: Chemica Magic Flex Heat Transfer Material with Silhouette Cameo 3 by cuttingforbusiness.com.
  5. Here’s some photos of how the Magic Flex looks once applied: Tutorial: Chemica Magic Flex Heat Transfer Material with Silhouette Cameo 3 by cuttingforbusiness.com.
  • Here is the same design in regular heat transfer vinyl: Tutorial: Chemica Magic Flex Heat Transfer Material with Silhouette Cameo 3 by cuttingforbusiness.com.
  • Here is a side view so that you can see the puffiness: Tutorial: Chemica Magic Flex Heat Transfer Material with Silhouette Cameo 3 by cuttingforbusiness.com.

Magic Flex by Chemica is available in white or black and can be purchased through any Chemica distributor. Special thanks to Amy from Chemica US for sending over a sample so that I can show everyone!

Do you dislike the snow, too? Download the SVG I created for this tutorial at this link. As always, feel free to use the file for commercial use, but you cannot sell the digital file. The font I used in the design can be found here.

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Tutorial: Chemica Magic Flex Heat Transfer Material with Silhouette Cameo 3 by cuttingforbusiness.com.

Brenda

Thursday 1st of March 2018

Do you know if you can layer Magic Flex with regular vinyl? I want to make a shirt with Jack Skellington wearing a graduuation cap. I thought the Magic Flex would be perfect for Jack's image, but I'm not sure how the flat black vinyl would work layered on top.

Christine

Friday 2nd of March 2018

No, you wouldn't be able to layer anything on top of the Magic Flex. It's a 3D material.

Denise Ferguson

Sunday 24th of September 2017

Christine,

Could you tell us what the settings would be for a Cameo 2?

Thanks in advance!!!

Christine

Sunday 24th of September 2017

They'd probably be the same - smooth heat transfer material, double cut.

Julie Confar

Friday 31st of March 2017

Do you put the smooth side or the rough side down on the mat?

Christine

Monday 3rd of April 2017

Put the plastic backing against the mat.

Natashalh

Wednesday 7th of December 2016

Super cool! I didn't even know about Magic Flex. Now I need to get some!

Christine

Wednesday 7th of December 2016

Awesome!

Noella Chase

Tuesday 6th of December 2016

Hi, I have purchased a sample and want to give it a try. But, I do not have a heat press. Can I use a iron to heat up the transfer.

Christine

Tuesday 6th of December 2016

Hello! I'll be honest, I'm not sure how well this will work with an iron. You need even pressure or it will puff more in certain places. If you want to try it with your iron, I would make the design smaller than your iron and press with light pressure (while not moving your iron around). Let me know if it works!