We of course have a few tips and tricks that we use with cricut mats.
Which mat to use with vinyl for cricut.
You will also need a mat to cut your vinyl with your cricut.
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.
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Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
This can help you remove all of those tiny bits and use the mat a bit longer in between washing.
This helps prolong the life of the blade.
How to weed adhesive vinyl.
The fabric must be bonded or it will get ripped and stretched while cutting.
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.
To remove your vinyl from your cricut mat bend your mat away from the vinyl instead of peeling the vinyl up off the mat.
This mat is perfect for cutting medium weight materials and it also has the perfect amount of grip that makes for easy removal of your material.
Press flashing go button.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
Which mat to use with vinyl.
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.
If you have any issues getting your vinyl to stick to the mat try a stronger grip.
On the pink mat try using a brayer to push the fabric onto the mat.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
I like to use the blue mat as a general rule but a green mat will work as well.
You can also use a brayer to roll the material onto the mat for more adhesion.
It is the same blade as the premium fine cut blade.
This helps prevent curling.
You might be surprised at how well the material will stick once you use the roller.
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.
Cricut lightgrip cutting mat cricut standardgrip cutting mat and the cricut stronggrip cutting mat.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
The green cricut standardgrip cutting mat will most likely be the one that you use most frequently.
Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines.
