Okay so we have three options here.
What mat to use for vinyl cricut.
Cricut lightgrip cutting mat cricut standardgrip cutting mat and the cricut stronggrip cutting mat.
Standardgrip mats for cricut joy come 4 5 x 6 5 11 4 cm x 16 5 cm and 4 5 x 12 11 4 cm x 30 4 cm are ideal for use with materials like vinyl iron on heavy cardstock poster board and smart material scraps that are too small to feed through the machine without a mat.
Use a craft stick or scraper found in the cricut tool kit to burnish rub or polish the tape onto the vinyl.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
Peel away the vinyl liner at a 45 degree angle.
Each of these mats is used to cut many different types of materials from lightweight materials like printer paper and washi tape sheets to heavyweight materials like.
I like to use the blue mat as a general rule but a green mat will work as well.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
This helps prevent curling.
1 roll 5 5 x 48 13 9 cm x 121 9 cm auto loads for continuous cuts without a cutting mat permanent adhesive lasts up to 3 years for cricut joy.
You can also use a brayer to roll the material onto the mat for more adhesion.
The standardgrip mat is a reusable adhesive cutting mat perfect for a wide range of medium weight materials.
Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines.
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.
Which mat to use with vinyl.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
Press flashing go button.
Which cricut mat do i use with vinyl.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
We have our green mat which is considered a standard grip mat we have the blue mat which is a light grip and we have purple mats which are heavy duty gripping action.
How to weed adhesive vinyl.
The new pink mats are also great for fabric and leather but we won t need those in the vinyl world.
If the vinyl does not separate from the liner simply burnish the transfer tape onto the vinyl and peel away again.
Finally i like using a paper trimmer to cut down my vinyl so i can save the scraps and use later.
If you have any issues getting your vinyl to stick to the mat try a stronger grip.
You will also need a mat to cut your vinyl with your cricut.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
The stronggrip mat is a reusable adhesive cutting mat perfect for heavyweight materials.
