
My absolute favorite place to buy vinyl for my Cricut is at My Craft Source. Swing Design also sells Cricut and Silhouette machines in addition to a ton of accessories, supplies and tools to go with these machines. Their HTV starter sample packs are great for Cricut beginners who want a variety of vinyl to get familiar with.
For best results, peel Transfer Tape at an acute angle.Swing Design is another great place that has tons of vinyl including patterned vinyl, holographic vinyl, printable vinyl and so many more types of adhesive and heat transfer vinyl (HTV). If vinyl peels up with Transfer Tape, simply burnish Transfer Tape and vinyl back down to the project surface and peel away again. Use a Scraper to burnish design onto your surface, working outward from where you attached the small area. This can either be the center or one end of your design. Attach a small area of design onto your surface. To transfer design to your project surface carefully follow these steps:. If vinyl doesn't separate from the liner, simply burnish liner back onto the vinyl and peel away again. Peel vinyl liner away from Transfer Tape and design. Make sure project surface is clean and dry. Important: Application of long designs requires care and planning. Use a Scraper to burnish Transfer Tape onto your design, working outward from where you attached the small area. Attach a small area of Transfer Tape to your design. To place Transfer Tape on your design carefully follow these steps:. StrongGrip Transfer Tape is too strong for other vinyl types.
Use StrongGrip Transfer Tape for vinyl with a textured finish, like Shimmer. Note: Transfer Tape works for most vinyl types. You can still use shorter by placing them on a StandardGrip Mat. Tip: Smart Materials must be at least 6 in (15.24 cm) long to use without a cutting mat.
Use a weeder to remove excess vinyl from in and around your design, leaving design on the liner. When the cut is complete, press the unload button. Press the Go button and watch the magic happen!. If your material isn’t lying flat by the end of the measuring process, press the unload button, realign your material with the left material guide and under the mat guides, and reload. Smart Materials may bow up in the middle when loading. If your material loaded crookedly it will try to realign the material as it measures. Leave 10 in (25 cm) of space behind your machine and guide vinyl into a roll as it feeds out the back of your machine. The machine measures your material to ensure there’s enough for your project. For best results, make sure your material has a straight edge. Align material against left material guide on the machine, then slide it under the mat guides and up against the machine rollers. To ensure you have enough Smart Materials for your design, wait until after the cut is complete to trim. Note: For the rollers to grip and load your material, Cricut Explore 3 and Cricut Maker 3 allow some space above and below your design. Select your material load style (Without Mat) and your specific material type. Customize your design in Design Space, then select Make It.
*Transfer Tape works for most vinyl types.
CRICUT VINYL SOFTWARE
Design Space software on computer or mobile device.Cricut Explore 3 or Cricut Maker 3 smart cutting machine.For Cricut Joy Smart Vinyl instructions, click here.įollow the instructions below to cut and apply Smart Vinyl. Note: This article refers to 13 in (33 cm) wide Smart Materials.