Weeding is an integral part of custom cut decal production.
What is weeding vinyl.
It s where you apply transfer tape across the whole unweeded decal and then weed the excess vinyl away from the transfer tape instead of the carrier sheet.
While we have an entire post dedicated to reverse weeding on a christmas mug project we ll share the gist of it here.
Be careful when.
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Helpful tips when weeding and working with vinyl.
Decals are either digitally printed and cut to shape or are cut out of colored vinyl material.
A vinyl cutter cuts along the lines of the design but it doesn t remove the extra vinyl.
Cricut weeding projects for beginners.
Don t be afraid of the intricate designs.
Now pull the excess vinyl off this will leave your design on the transfer tape perfectly.
Weeding is the process of removing all the extra vinyl from around the image you have cut before applying it to the finished project.
Siser heat transfer vinyl guide.
651 is permanent adhesive vinyl which means it is extra sticky.
They aren t as hard.
Reverse weeding is for adhesive vinyl only.
Whether you are using cricut vinyl permanent or removable or heat transfer vinyl htv your project will need to be weeded.
You can think of it like weeding a garden.
So all cricut vinyl projects need to be weeded.
You carefully dig up all the little pieces that aren t supposed to be there without destroying any of your beautiful flowers.
There is not special cricut weeding vinyl.