H&W Fuse Bead Iron Paper, Transparent Plastic Ironing Sheet, 20PCS (WA16-D1)

Personally I think you aren’t getting the look you want because of parchment paper. That is awful stuff if you want a consistent surface without wrinkles. A full melt on both sides is hard to achieve. There are two products I can suggest based on my own work, which is full melt on one side, glossy partial melt on the back side. These teflon sheets will give you a beautiful full melt on one side with a nice texture. The beads adhere to the paper while your ironing, so no wrinkles or double texture like when the parchment paper shifts: https://a.co/d/0bx2LEej A tip for the Teflon sheet is to periodically hold it up to the light so you can see when your holes are all closed. Then for the backside I use acetate sheets and melt until they are flat but still see circles. It goes fast. Of course you can get a nice glossy full melt on one side with this but I haven’t mastered a full melt on both sides yet: https://a.co/d/0h3JhyQa With the acetate, I put a piece of parchment on top of the acetate to make the iron glide over it. This is nice to work with because you can see through it. I do use tape to get them off the board. But I use this micropore tape which allows it to breathe without poking holes: https://a.co/d/04H7HNbw When I iron, I start out on the Teflon sheet side, I hold the iron in one spot for a few seconds then pick it up and move it to another spot until I go over the surface once before I move the iron in circles over the top just to make sure everything starts to melt a little. Then I make little circles around the beads, turning the work every so often and move it over on the table a little so it doesn’t get too hot underneath. That’s how you get blowouts that you can’t fix. Then before everything is too melted I take the tape off. And continue on the teflon side until I see no holes. Then I turn it over, put the acetate on the other side and melt just a little to get it glossy. Then i put it under a heavy book and wait a few minutes. The acetate will come off on its own as it cools. You will get a satisfying peel when you peel off the Teflon sheet. This is my method and the results are very predictable once you figure out your technique. I love the final product with these tools. Happy fusing!