Select enter on the screen to load the mat.
Correct way to put vinyl on mat.
Shiny carrier sheet dull vinyl.
I like to cut most of my vinyl without a mat because the majority of the time i am using rolls of vinyl instead of.
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.
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.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
Make sure to put the liner back on the mat when you re done using it.
If you are using smooth vinyl select.
Place the vinyl on the cutting mat with the plastic backing facing down and choose load cutting mat.
Vinyl stair mats also referred to as treads protect your stairs from wear and provide traction as you walk on them.
Put blade in straight there is a right way to put in the blade and according to silhouette tech gurus you should always have the fin on the blade pointing directly outward toward you if you have issues cutting and call or email the helpline this will be one of the first questions they ask you so it is good to keep in mind and make.
How to load vinyl without a mat.
The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette.
Now select load on your cameo 3.
Next place the heat transfer vinyl cut side facing up onto the mat so that the top left corner of the vinyl sheet fits into the top left corner of the grid on the mat.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
So if you ever find yourself flipping a piece of htv over from side to side wondering which way to put it on the mat here s a simple trick to figure it out.
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.
Click the cut settings icon located at the top toolbar and from the menu select heat transfer vinyl.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat.
This ll extend the mat s useful life.
This will reveal the mat s sticky surface.
Be sure to choose the right mode for your material.
Stair mat manufacturers recommend you use adhesive to install them.
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.
Place the vinyl on the correct size of mat you have selected in the silhouette software.