In fact one of my favorite vinyl projects that my kids and i did together was entirely cut by hand however to make things easier and to get super clean cuts and intricate designs you will want an electronic cutting machine like a silhouette.
Cut level on silhuette for vinyl.
This is a beginner level series but may have some tidbits of knowledge that are helpful for all levels of crafters.
This introductory video reviews the basics of siser glitter and a guideline of cut settings.
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Weed the vinyl removing all the excess vinyl you don t want to be applied to your t shirt.
Now you are ready to design.
Then watch it to its magic.
When the silhouette has finished cutting your page unload the paper and peel off the unneeded vinyl.
We are really making progress and learning al about cutting vinyl.
Last week we learned all about how to cut vinyl with your silhouette cameo.
I love this option because you can use long rolls of vinyl and cut multiple projects at once.
Click send down at the bottom and watch as your design is cut out.
Load the cutting mat into your silhouette cameo.
You do not have to have an electronic cutting machine to work with vinyl.
Learn how to cut with your silhouette cameo.
The explore air 2 s blade struggled with fabric and felt but so did.
Here we have a great video produced by silhouette demonstrating how to use their machine to cut vinyl.
Discover the creative world of silhouette.
You can always cut your vinyl by hand using a pair of scissors or craft knife.
An example of a per.
Use a hooked weeding tool or an x acto knife for the small areas.
If your silhouette cutting mat is brand new you may want to de stick the cutting mat somewhat by blotting it with a clean t shirt.
It made perfectly clean cuts in card stock the silhouette machines snagged the paper a bit and easily cut through vinyl.
Get your silhouette machine and vinyl at ohmycrafts co.
This week we are learning all about cut settings for your silhouette cameo.
Place the vinyl onto the silhouette cutting mat with the backing paper side down onto the mat making sure the vinyl is covering the same area where the design is placed on the virtual mat in silhouette studio.
Once you ve cut the vinyl to the correct size load it into the silhouette and press the cut page button on the computer.
Cutting without a mat this option is great because you can cut smaller pieces of vinyl without a mat.
