It s super easy to use and you can use it to make custom decals stencils wall graphics signs stickers and more.
Cricut maker does it cut vinyl.
There are tons of other materials you can cut.
As a cricut crafter you may have attempted to cut teeny tiny letters and then given up because it is just too frustrating.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
A green standard grip mat works best with vinyl.
The cricut maker is an electronic die cutting machine that interfaces with your tablet phone or laptop and it can cut score emboss and engrave hundreds of materials up to 2 4 mm thick including paper fabric vinyl cardboard wax paper aluminum foil and balsa wood.
Your cricut machine can be used for more than just cutting paper for scrapbooks.
To cut vinyl on a cricut you ll need a few different supplies.
If you manage to get the thin fonts or smaller script words to cut correctly try reverse weeding to make it easier to transfer if you are using vinyl.
I have been there too.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
You ll also need a weeding tool.
If you are using a cricut explore air 2 you can set the smartset dial on the machine to vinyl.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear liner intact.
I will share some of my favorite tips to cut weed and transfer your vinyl you will need patience but you can do it.
First off you ll need a cutting machine i love using my cricut explore air 2 for all of my vinyl projects.
Here s what we need to get this craft party started.
Cricut machine does not cut through my material if your cricut explore or cricut maker machine is not cutting all the way through your material or is only scoring the material this issue can usually be resolved with some basic troubleshooting.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
My favorite material to cut with my cricut explore air is adhesive vinyl.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
If you have tried everything above and your cutting issue is still not resolved contact cricut support.
Press flashing go button.
If you re using the cricut maker or cricut joy go to the material setting on design space and select vinyl.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.