Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines.
What mat to use with vinyl cricut.
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I like to use the blue mat as a general rule but a green mat will work as well.
How to weed adhesive vinyl.
This mat is perfect for cutting medium weight materials and it also has the perfect amount of grip that makes for easy removal of your material.
We of course have a few tips and tricks that we use with cricut mats.
Cricut lightgrip cutting mat cricut standardgrip cutting mat and the cricut stronggrip cutting mat.
Which mat to use with vinyl.
This helps prevent curling.
The standardgrip cutting mat.
If you have any issues getting your vinyl to stick to the mat try a stronger grip.
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.
This can help you remove all of those tiny bits and use the mat a bit longer in between washing.
You can also use a brayer to roll the material onto the mat for more adhesion.
You will also need a mat to cut your vinyl with your cricut.
Finally i like using a paper trimmer to cut down my vinyl so i can save the scraps and use later.
On the pink mat try using a brayer to push the fabric onto the mat.
To remove your vinyl from your cricut mat bend your mat away from the vinyl instead of peeling the vinyl up off the mat.
Each of these mats is used to cut many different types of materials from lightweight materials like printer paper and washi tape sheets to heavyweight materials like.