Either way this post is for you.
Silhouette do you need mat for cutting vinyl.
When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut.
If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless.
I recommend the oracal transfer tape as well.
Cutting with a mat this option tends to be a bit easier for most.
Check the box to show cut border.
Keep your cutting mat from slipping and sliding on large cuts by putting.
This will bring up a red cut border and will show you the maximum cut able area of your vinyl.
Without the margin of the mat to catch the roller needs to roll on top of the vinyl to keep it in place as the machine cuts.
This is so that your cameo can.
I always cut my stencils using the silhouette s cutting mat but i m sure you could try it without and it gets loaded face up just like vinyl.
Maybe you got a brand new silhouette cutting machine for christmas.
Or maybe you have had yours for a while and just need a gentle push to get it out of the box.
Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo.
The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long.
Recommended vinyl tools for silhouette cameo you ll also need a few basic vinyl tools including a weeding hook spatula cutting mat and a scraper.
You ll also need transfer tape.
I buy heat transfer vinyl from happy crafters and expressions vinyl.
When cutting vinyl or heat transfer vinyl without a mat on silhouette cameo or portrait the right roller needs to be moved in.
No need to flip or mirror your image like you do with htv.
It allows you to cut 12 12 if using a standard mat or 12 24 if using a larger mat.
When you load your media you need to choose the corresponding setting for what you are loading.
Of course there isn t a ten foot mat available omg how would one store such a thing so if you want to cut longer than 24 cut without a mat.
I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.
I like the silhouette america brand cutting mats spatula and scraper but find this hook to be the best vinyl weeding.
Next something to keep in mind when cutting without a mat you lose 1 4 of cut able space on your material on the left right side and 1 of cut able space on the backside.
Here are 5 tips for cutting heat transfer vinyl with a silhouette.
Save those mats for cardstock.
This will be load mat if you are cutting media on a mat or if you are cutting without a mat which you can do for vinyl heat transfer and other materials that have their own backing you will need to choose load media.
Oh and here s an extra non stencil film related tip for ya.
