Intricate Vinyl Cuts With Cricut

I cut this rectangle with a scalloped edge first on medium cardstock and there was one spot where it didn t cut all the way through and the edges are a little ragged.

Intricate vinyl cuts with cricut.

More standardgrip mat oracal 651 the fine point blade. I cut it again on the same spot on the same mat but this time i used the intricate cuts setting. If cutting a simple image resolves the issue try cutting the more intricate image using the custom setting for cardstock intricate cuts. 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.

If you are cutting an image which is very intricate or small try cutting a simpler or larger. There are two custom settings that you need to keep in the back of your mind. Cricut has recently added a cartridge called vintage wedding and it has 3 birdcages. If using a cricut explore air 2 or cricut maker in fast mode turn fast mode off and attempt your cut again.

It works miracles on small vinyl cuts like these elegant scroll monogram letters. Sometimes when everything else seems right it can help to turn your custom settings to washi tape this seems to work best on intricate cuts on vinyl. Intricate cuts from the cricut explore air as we all know if you want an intricate design then do it in vinyl but i wanted a 3d birdcage. Cricut cutting problem solution 5.

The other setting is washi tape. This setting is for those fairly intricate cuts the ones that pull up in a couple of places but does not completely destroy your vinyl. The result was a much cleaner cut. Not all patterns are going to cut cleanly.

When cutting intricate cuts using your cricut. The first one is sticky note. The angle of the blade goes into the vinyl at a slightly different angle than the regular silhouette. I hope that you found tips for cutting intricate designs with cricut maker explore helpful when cutting out mandalas intricate designs paper cuts zentangles.