How To Use A Cricut Cutting Mat

Cricut cutting mats come in two sizes.

How to use a cricut cutting mat.

The cricut lightgrip mat is the go to mat for many people. Cricut mats are sticky and the level of stickiness dictates how secure the grip is. 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. Cricut lightgrip cutting mat cricut standardgrip cutting mat and the cricut stronggrip cutting mat.

Cricut mat sizes. 12 x 12 inches or 12 x 24 inches. When you select your material in cricut design space the software will prompt you with the blade you need to use to cut it. Cricut mats come in several different variants but the method of cleaning should be more or less the same.

Cricut recommends you cut the lightest materials on it for example copy paper printer paper thin cardstock vellum construction paper and vinyl on the blue lightgrip mat. It can be used to cut silk cotton canvas burlap and a wide variety of other fabrics. There are also various sizes which make it a little easier when working on different sized projects. I know this is a no brainer but don t try to cut glitter foil and regular htv on the same mat because they all have different cut settings.

Cut multiple colors on one cricut mat. 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 faux leather and corrugated cardboard. When you first open your mats they are super crisp and you can really tell the difference in tack how sticky the mat is. You ll find this guide useful when you need to re use an old cricut a silhouette mat or a cake mat that s used for baking.

Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines. As of now there are 4 different colored cricut mats to use with a variety of materials. I personally find that these materials cut well on this mat only when the mat is pretty new however.