How To Use Mat Vinyl

In this case i am using a piece that is 12 x 24 along with a 12 x 12 mat.

How to use mat vinyl.

In this video joann goes over how to cut vinyl without a mat using the cricut. It is possible to cut vinyl directly from the roll without a mat using your silhouette and i will add a post all about how to do that soon but for now let s just focus on how to cut with a cutting mat. Place htv on cutting mat. 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.

Most basically a cutting mat is a lined piece of plastic that has one sticky side. The point of the sticky side is to let you stick your material here heat transfer vinyl onto the mat which holds it in place. This helps prevent curling. How to put adhesive vinyl on the mat.

Keep reading our tutorial on how to use heat transfer vinyl as it is easy and you are going to love using this product. You can get silhouette cameo cutting mats in 12 x 12 and 12 x 24. For my decal i decided to use expressions vinyl series 31 removable vinyl in bright berry. You then load the cutting mat and your material into the cutting machine and voila.

Finally i like using a paper trimmer to cut down my vinyl so i can save the scraps and use later. Whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below. A lot of people think that you have to use a mat when cutting with the cricut. You will want to put the vinyl face up on your mat and press it down well.

Both use heat to activate an adhesive on the back of vinyl to make it stick to shirts hats and so much more. If you have a roll of vinyl you can adhere to just the 12 12 area and leave the rest hanging off the edge of your mat. What is a cutting mat and why use it to cut htv. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat.