Attaching Cricuit Vinyl Material To Mat
Place iron on sheet liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat.
Attaching cricuit vinyl material to mat. Here is a step by step guide on how to cut vinyl with a cricut machine. I use a green mat pretty much all the time with vinyl. See notes for additional guidance weed your vinyl and attach transfer tape to the front. Your cricut machine is so versatile.
The new pink mats are also great for fabric and leather but we won t need those in the vinyl world. My favorite material to cut with my cricut explore air is adhesive vinyl. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. Your cricut machine can be used for more than just cutting paper for scrapbooks.
There are currently four types of cricut mats and we are listing them below from lightest grip to strongest grip. Types of cricut mats. Select everyday iron on from the list of materials. Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines.
Fabric grip mat pink light grip mat light blue standard grip mat green strong grip mat purple also note that each of these mats comes in both 12 12 and 12 24 size. Remove backing material and attach to the front of your tile. Remove the negative pieces from each of the images using the weeder found in the cricut tool kit leaving. The stronger the grip the heavier the material like chipboard or thick card stock you can cut and the lighter the grip the thin or lightweight materials like regular paper and vinyl you can cut.
Cricut easypress mat 14 x 14 decorative polka dots blue mint out of stock special price 27 99 34 99 decorative self healing mat rose 18 x 24 out of stock. What blade do i use for cutting vinyl. In the cricut joy app mirror is enabled automatically when you select a heat transfer material. Cricut mats are sticky and the level of stickiness dictates how secure the grip is.
Tip attach is a great way to keep multiple objects of the same color in the right place for your iron on and vinyl projects. Especially with cricut vinyl and cricut glitter vinyl. Which mat for which material. Press down with a scraper and remove the clear transfer tape.
Note since attached objects will be laid out on the same mat attach will automatically change all cut objects to be the same color as the bottom cut layer. Prepare your mat with your vinyl and follow the rest of the instructions on the screen to cut your vinyl. Cricut lightgrip cutting mat cricut standardgrip cutting mat and the cricut stronggrip cutting mat. I have been known to use a purple mat with htv though because it keeps it stuck down really well.
Refer to kiss cut guide table below to adjust machine settings. Preparation with cricut transfer tape. 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. You can do so much more than just cut paper with it.