This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same.
What cricut do i need to cut vinyl.
You may need to increase the pressure settings 2 3 times by increments of 2 4 to see a change in the cut result.
To cut vinyl on a cricut you ll need a few different supplies.
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Your machine will be set to cut the vinyl but not the paper backing.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
If you need a hand loading a design into cricut design space head over to their youtube page where they have a great class posted.
Whenever you are cutting out a design or even drawing with the pens and markers you will want to be sure to mirror your design.
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A test cut isn t super easy with cricut but you can just add a small item to your design and put it on a separate mat and do a test cut with just that mat with your material.
You ll also need a weeding tool.
Creating and cutting vinyl with the cricut is very similar to cutting paper and with a little practice you can personalize just about anything.
This month s cricut tutorial is one i ve been wanting to write for a while.
It is the same blade as the premium fine cut blade.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
Load the mat into your machine and turn the smart set dial to vinyl.
First off you ll need a cutting machine i love using my cricut explore air 2 for all of my vinyl projects.
A green standard grip mat works best with vinyl.
Place your vinyl on your cutting mat with the paper liner side towards the mat.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
If not it may be an issue with the original material you are attempting to cut.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
This helps prolong the life of the blade.
These will also need to be cut with the good side of the material face down on your mat.
Cricut personal cutting machines allow crafters to cut paper fabric foam and vinyl into any shape imaginable.
It has pink housing to match the cricut pink fabric cutting mat so that you could easily recognize that your blade and mat were dedicated to cutting fabric.
Do you experience the same result.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
With this thicker sturdier tougher vinyl like material i was able to cut custom adhesive backed stencils that could be used over and over again with great results every.
After years of hating stencil projects because of the mess and sloppy results i was amazed at what a game changer cricut s stencil vinyl was.
This is used to remove the negative pieces of vinyl from the cut image.
Vinyl designs can be placed and removed from any hard surface.
These pineapple monograms look amazing when cut out of fabric.
The same rules apple to cricut s new infusible ink that apply to heat transfer vinyl.
