Place the vinyl on the cutting mat with the plastic backing facing down and choose load cutting mat.
Correct way to put vinyl on mat.
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.
Vinyl stair mats also referred to as treads protect your stairs from wear and provide traction as you walk on them.
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.
How to load vinyl without a mat.
Be sure to choose the right mode for your material.
But sometimes you can t tell.
Stair mat manufacturers recommend you use adhesive to install them.
If you are using smooth vinyl select.
Shiny carrier sheet dull vinyl.
The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette.
With regular htv it s usually really obvious which side is the vinyl and which side is the carrier sheet.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
This ll extend the mat s useful life.
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.
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.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
This will reveal the mat s sticky surface.
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.
Line the mat up with the blue line on the left hand side of your machine.
Make sure to put the liner back on the mat when you re done using it.
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.
Place the vinyl on the correct size of mat you have selected in the silhouette software.
Select enter on the screen to load the mat.
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.
