Tips For Cutting Vinyl With Cricut

Set the smart dial on your machine to vinyl or if you have an older machine without a smart dial check out cricut s cut settings guide for vinyl.

Tips for cutting vinyl with cricut.

Once your mat is loaded look for the cricut c to start flashing press the button and your machine will start cutting. Make sure your project surface is clean dry. Load your cutting mat into your cricut using the arrow on the right hand side of your cricut. First off you ll need a cutting machine i love using my cricut explore air 2 for all of my vinyl projects.

Use a craft stick or. Premium vinyl permanent. To cut vinyl on a cricut you ll need a few different supplies. Place your vinyl on your cutting mat with the paper liner side towards the mat.

Lay vinyl on your cutting mat with the color side facing up. Use ikea plastic bag storage for vinyl. Cutting and application instructions. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.

Your machine will be set to cut the vinyl but not the paper backing. A green standard grip mat works best with vinyl. Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down. Now burnish transfer tape onto the surface starting in the center and moving out toward the edges.

Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat. It may seem instinctual to peel your material cardstock vinyl etc away from the mat but it is. Set your cutting material to the type of vinyl you are using. Peel your mat away from your material.

Peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl at a. Press go the c icon underneath your dial. You ll also need a weeding tool. Refer to kiss cut guide table below to adjust machine settings.

Sharpen your blade with tin foil. Load the mat into your machine and turn the smart set dial to vinyl.