How To Lift Cricut Mat

Make sure you are using the right mat for your project.

How to lift cricut mat.

Cricut mats come in several different variants but the method of cleaning should be more or less the same. Scrapbook paper vellum crepe tissue paper other thin materials. You ll save a perfectly good cricut mat a few dollars and it can be a fun project to boot. I m so excited to share the first couple shirts i ve made with my cricut maker easypress and brightpad too.

If you ve ever wondered how exactly to cut and apply cricut vinyl this video is for you. The stronger the grip the heavier the material like chipboard or thick card stock you can cut and the lighter the grip the thin or lightweight materials like regular paper and vinyl you can cut. A fast cheap and easy way to clean your cricut mat cricut for beginners episode 1. There was a question in my cricut freebies facebook group the other day on how to clean cricut mats and make them sticky again.

Welcome to the club. Thick cardstock glitter cardstock poster board leather felt backed fabric other heavy materials. For applying the iron on you ll need. Are you an overwhelmed cricut newbie.

Cricut mats are sticky and the level of stickiness dictates how secure the grip is. Cricut everyday iron on vinyl or cricut glitter iron on. A weeding hook is the easiest way to lift up corners and grab tiny pieces of vinyl. Use the right mat.

It s very frustrating when you re in the middle of a project and all of a sudden your vinyl doesn t stick on the mat or card stock gets lifted from the mat w. Check out my previous post check out the video for the details. Either the green standard grip or the blue light grip mat will work for iron on vinyl. I tend to get more questions about cricut mats in particular but this guide will apply to any sort of similar cutting mat with an adhesive including silhouette mats.

This also works for. Cardstock vinyl heat transfer vinyl other mid weight materials. A shirt or other fabric you want to decorate. It s not foolproof but helpful for removing iron on from a sticky cricut mat.

You ll find this guide useful when you need to re use an old cricut a silhouette mat or a cake mat that s used for baking.