How To Use A Cricut Mat

You ll save a perfectly good cricut mat a few dollars and it can be a fun project to boot.

How to use a cricut mat.

Cricut mats are sticky and the level of stickiness dictates how secure the grip is. There are also various sizes which make it a little easier when working on different sized projects. We of course have a few tips and tricks that we use with cricut mats. They are just being helpful and showing you the color of your original design.

Doing so may prevent the application of even heat that is needed for successful transfers. 12 x 12 inches or 12 x 24 inches. This is not good because your mat will lose its stickiness and not have the required grip for your material you are trying to cut. Cricut mats come in several different variants but the method of cleaning should be more or less the same.

When you first open your mats they are super crisp and you can really tell the difference in tack how sticky the mat is. Cricut mat sizes. Cricut cutting mats come in two sizes. Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines.

Every time you use the knife blade it creates dust and debris that stick to the adhesive on the mat. When you select your material in cricut design space the software will prompt you with the blade you need to use to cut it. The colors cricut shows on the screen is not the color of mat you need to use it s showing you the color of vinyl you need to place on the mat for your design. Cricut lightgrip cutting mat cricut standardgrip cutting mat and the cricut stronggrip cutting mat.

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. You can clean and re stick your cricut cutting mat which will. Use a mat that is larger than the heat plate of your cricut easypress. If you are using the larger mat then you need to change the setting in cricut design space.

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. As of now there are 4 different colored cricut mats to use with a variety of materials. You might be surprised at how well the material will stick once you use the roller. And even then it doesn t really matter if i put black vinyl on the mat when cricut is showing red.

This can help you remove all of those tiny bits and use the mat a bit longer in between washing. On the pink mat try using a brayer to push the fabric onto the mat.