The Vinyl Cutting Process

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The vinyl cutting process. It should show up. Vector art also has less colors to choose from which helps create a clearer image. Find or make an image that you want to make into a sticker. Bring your artwork into a vinyl cutter.
Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down. This process is called weeding. You can create an image with open. 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.
The cutting process is fun addictive and incredibly rewarding. 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. A vinyl cutter that gets the job done. Computer designed images are loaded onto the vinyl cutter via a wired connection or over a wireless.
Once the mat is loaded the screen will tell you to press the flashing go button. Gently place the transfer tape adhesive side down over your images. The screen will show a progress bar as your machine completes the cut. 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.
Vinyl cutting for begginers step 1. Simple artwork like text is the easiest artwork to cut with a vinyl cutter. Placing the labels on the top and bottom of the biscuit the 2 stampers top side a and bottom side b press down applying 100 tons of pressure at 200 degrees celsius creating the vinyl record. How it works design creation.
A vinyl cutting machine does not recognise a pixel so it cannot cut these images. To prevent bubbles start in. The vinyl cutter uses a small knife to. Remove the transfer tape liner.
There is a quick cooling cycle that solidifies the vinyl and bonds the labels. Heat transfer vinyl is the type of vinyl used to apply a design to fabric including t shirts tea. Any excess vinyl is trimmed off the edges and the record is ready. Vector art creates clean lines and straight edges which helps the vinyl cutter calculate where it needs to cut.
If you have tried everything above and your cutting issue is still not resolved contact cricut support. For more tutorials and guides aimed at helping you get the most out of your machine be sure to visit our how to section. Then load the mat into your cricut machine by pressing the flashing load unload button.