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.

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. If cutting a simple image resolves the issue try cutting the more intricate image using the custom setting for cardstock intricate cuts. 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. There are two custom settings that you need to keep in the back of your mind.

If using a cricut explore air 2 or cricut maker in fast mode turn fast mode off and attempt your cut again. I cut it again on the same spot on the same mat but this time i used the intricate cuts setting. It works miracles on small vinyl cuts like these elegant scroll monogram letters. This is the end all be.

I cut this mandala with my cricut maker using the washi sheet setting cut pressure. Not all patterns are going to cut cleanly. The angle of the blade goes into the vinyl at a slightly different angle than the regular silhouette. When cutting intricate cuts using your cricut.

The result was a much cleaner cut. 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. Use a cb09 blade for better vinyl cuts finally if you have a cb09 blade it should be your first choice for very intricate designs like this scroll monogram. The other setting is washi tape.

I hope that you found tips for cutting intricate designs with cricut maker explore helpful when cutting out mandalas intricate designs paper cuts zentangles. 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. Cricut cutting problem solution 5. More standardgrip mat oracal 651 the fine point blade.