Tips For Cutting Vinyl With Cricut

First off you ll need a cutting machine i love using my cricut explore air 2 for all of my vinyl projects.

Tips for cutting vinyl with cricut.

Use ikea plastic bag storage for vinyl. Peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl at a. Once your mat is loaded look for the cricut c to start flashing press the button and your machine will start cutting. Now burnish transfer tape onto the surface starting in the center and moving out toward the edges.

Peel your mat away from your material. Set your cutting material to the type of vinyl you are using. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. Then load the mat into your cricut machine by pressing the flashing load unload button.

To cut vinyl on a cricut you ll need a few different supplies. Make sure your project surface is clean dry. Use a craft stick or. Refer to kiss cut guide table below to adjust machine settings.

Your machine will be set to cut the vinyl but not the paper backing. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat. 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. Load your cutting mat into your cricut using the arrow on the right hand side of your cricut.

Press go the c icon underneath your dial. A green standard grip mat works best with vinyl. Sharpen your blade with tin foil. Premium vinyl permanent.

Lay vinyl on your cutting mat with the color side facing up. Cutting and application instructions. It may seem instinctual to peel your material cardstock vinyl etc away from the mat but it is. Load the mat into your machine and turn the smart set dial to vinyl.

You ll also need a weeding tool. Place your vinyl on your cutting mat with the paper liner side towards the mat.