Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
Cutting vinyl on cricut settings.
Press flashing go button.
For this i used the cricut maker but the cricut explore air 2 also does a great job of cutting iron on vinyl.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images using the weeder found in the cricut tool kit leaving the liner intact.
Refer to kiss cut guide table below to adjust machine settings.
This will get you to a good starting point.
When i selected the.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
You need to make sure you text cut every time you change vinyl to avoid wasting materials.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear liner intact.
I selected iron on but there are options for glitter iron on foil iron on patterned iron on etc.
If your material is not listed here try a test cut with a similar material setting provided the thickness of your material is less than 2 0 mm for cricut explore and less than 2 4 mm for cricut maker.
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.
Size your design in cricut design space accordingly.
The maximum thickness can also vary with the rigidity of the cutting material.
You can access the cut settings by clicking on the send tab in silhouette studio.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat.
The half step settings between fabric and custom circled in the image above perform a 2x multi cut which means the machine will cut twice in the same spot.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
Open cricut design space and decide on a design to cut on your cricut machine.
If you select the cricut maker to cut your iron on heat transfer vinyl you ll be prompted to set your material.
This process is known as weeding.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down.
Once you have arrived at the send tab this is where you can change your settings.
How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
To enable fast mode with cricut explore air 2 use the dial settings highlighted in green in the image above vinyl to cardstock.
