Cutting Vinyl On Cricut Settings

Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.

Cutting vinyl on cricut settings.

The maximum thickness can also vary with the rigidity of the cutting material. 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. I selected iron on but there are options for glitter iron on foil iron on patterned iron on etc. Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear liner intact.

Material choose type of material closest to the vinyl you will be using. This process is known as weeding. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. Preparation with cricut transfer tape.

Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down. For this i used the cricut maker but the cricut explore air 2 also does a great job of cutting iron on vinyl. Preparation with cricut transfer tape. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.

Press flashing go button. 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. How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut. This will get you to a good starting point.

You can use a design from cricut access or make it projects or your own design. When i selected the. 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. To enable fast mode with cricut explore air 2 use the dial settings highlighted in green in the image above vinyl to cardstock.

Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. If you select the cricut maker to cut your iron on heat transfer vinyl you ll be prompted to set your material. Open cricut design space and decide on a design to cut on your cricut machine. Click make it in the upper right hand corner.

Size your design in cricut design space accordingly. You need to make sure you text cut every time you change vinyl to avoid wasting materials. Once you have arrived at the send tab this is where you can change your settings. Refer to kiss cut guide table below to adjust machine settings.

Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.