Cricut explore makes it easy to get the perfect cut every time.
Will a cricut cut vinyl letters.
My favorite material to cut with my cricut explore air is adhesive vinyl.
Here is a step by step guide on how to cut vinyl with a cricut machine.
A cricut die cut machine allows you to choose your words and cut them to your personal settings at the push of a button.
Your cricut machine can be used for more than just cutting paper for scrapbooks.
If you are using a cricut explore air 2 you can set the smartset dial on the machine to vinyl.
Weed the vinyl to remove the little pieces in between the letters.
Using cartridges with images and lettering the cricut can make versatile and creative signs.
If you have tried everything above and your cutting issue is still not resolved contact cricut support.
Vinyl sheets are available wherever cricut supplies are sold and its thin soft texture will not dull your cricut blade.
Load your cutting mat into your cricut using the arrow on the right hand side of your cricut.
Cut adhesive back vinyl lettering with a cricut to ease in the application process.
And that s one of the reasons why we love it.
Lay vinyl on your cutting mat with the color side facing up.
Set your cutting material to the type of vinyl you are using.
There are tons of other materials you can cut.
I was very impressed to see how well the cricut cut the starcraft vinyl but you do have to weed it super slowly so that your tiny letters don t shift.
Using your cricut tools.
The vinyl can be removed without any damage to paint or finish.
Once the design is cut push the arrow button to unload the mat.
You can do so much more than just cut paper with it.
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.
Cricut vinyl is a removable wall and window decals perfect for creating home décor.
They are actually pretty awesome.
Cricut makes it easy to go from inspiration to creation.
Check out my guide to using the cricut knife blade my easypress 2 guide my explore air 2 review my tips for working with holographic mosaic iron on my debossing and engraving tip tutorial and my tutorial for the easypress mini.
Watch our video as we go step by step on how to cut and apply our cricut vinyl.
If you re using the cricut maker or cricut joy go to the material setting on design space and select vinyl.
It s super easy to use and you can use it to make custom decals stencils wall graphics signs stickers and more.
Using vinyl for the sign lettering gives you a smooth adhesive medium to apply to walls wood or even other pieces of vinyl.
Cut a piece of transfer tape close to the same size of the design and remove the paper backing.
Remove the vinyl from the mat leaving the cut design.
No glue is required.
If i d just gone with the cut out letters in vinyl it would show less of the pretty pattern.
Once your mat is loaded look for the cricut c to start flashing press the button and your machine will start.