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Did you know you can sublimate on faux leather? You can, and it’s very easy to do with Infusible Ink, a sublimation medium, and a heat press. Once you sublimate on faux leather, you can use your new faux leather sheets to cut a variety of earrings, keychains, and accessories. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to Sublimate Faux Leather Travel Cord Keepers.

Ready to get started? Let’s dive into the materials and steps to sublimate faux leather travel cord keepers!

Step 1: Get the SVG Template

Step 2: Shop the Supplies

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Compatible Machines✅: Cricut Maker, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker 4, Cricut Explore Air 2, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore 4, Cricut Joy Xtra, Cricut Joy
Blade Used: Standard Fine Point Blade
Cut Setting Used✂️: Faux Leather (Paper Thin) with “More” pressure

• Faux Leather
• Smooth, light colored faux leather of your choice. I used White Solid faux leather from the Polka Dotted Peach and this White faux leather from Amazon.
• Sublimation Medium
  • Sublimation medium like White Siser Glitter HTV or HTVRont Sublimation HTV in Matte Finish or Glossy Finish
• Infusible Ink
  • Cricut Infusible ink like this one or sublimation transfer sheets. I buy these on Amazon – like these. These are pretty, too. Just search Amazon for “sublimation ink sheets.”
• Other Project Supplies for Sumblimation on Faux Leather
  • Cricut EasyPress Mini, Cricut 9×9 Heat Press or other Heat Press
  • EasyPress Mat, 8×10 size, or other heat resistant pad – I like this one from Artesprix.
  • Heat Resistant Gloves
  • Teflon Sheet or Parchment Paper
    Heat Resistant Tape
• Other Project Supplies for Making Cord Keepers
  • Kam Snaps, Size 20, with Kam Snap Pliers
  • Kam Snap Pliers sold separately
  • Blue Painters Tape
  • Small Curved Scissors

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Step 3: Watch the Video Tutorial

Answers to your questions about making Sublimation Faux Leather Travel Cord Keepers

Q: Can you sublimate directly on faux leather?
A: You can’t sublimate directly onto faux leather, but you can press a sublimation medium (like sublimation heat transfer vinyl or or Siser glitter heat transfer vinyl) directly on the faux leather. Then you ca sublimate onto the sublimation medium using Infusible Ink or sublimation ink sheets. My video tutorial on how to sublimate on to faux leather shows exactly how this process works and what materials you need.

Q: Which Cricut machines will cut faux leather?
A: You can cut faux leather with any of the current Cricut machines because they all cut faux leather with the standard fine point blade included with each machine. For this project you can use the Cricut Maker, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker 4, Cricut Explore 4, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore Air 2, or the Cricut Joy Xtra. This project is too large for the Cricut Joy.

Q: What do I need to sublimate faux leather?
A: To press heat transfer vinyl onto faux leather you’ll need four things: 1) a smooth, light colored faux leather, 2) a sublimation medium like sublimation heat transfer vinyl, 3) Infusible Ink or sublimation ink sheets, and 4) a heat press that can achieve temperatures of 385-400 degrees. You can see all the supplies you need to sublimate faux leather here.

Q: How do I get the SVG template for this project?
A: Get the SVG file from my SVG Shop here.

Until next time… and happy creating!

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