For those who have been a cricut crafter for a long time note that the cricut cake mat has been discontinued.
What cricut mat to use for iron on vinyl.
Insert the mat into the cricut and press the arrow button on your cricut.
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Each of these mats is used to cut many different types of materials from lightweight materials like printer paper and washi tape sheets to heavyweight materials like faux leather and corrugated cardboard.
Select everyday iron on from the list of materials.
It should grip your cutting mat and bring it into the machine.
Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines.
Place iron on sheet liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat.
Here are my best tips for how to use iron on vinyl specifically with cricut machines but these tips can be used for any and all iron on materials.
Load it into the machine and cut your design.
Place your iron on vinyl plastic side down on your cutting mat.
If using a cricut explore machine turn smart set dial to custom.
Cricut lightgrip cutting mat cricut standardgrip cutting mat and the cricut stronggrip cutting mat.
If using smart iron on with cricut joy it may be loaded into the machine without a mat.
Iron on vinyl is a great tool for making custom t shirts bags pillows and more but it can be tricky to work with.
I often use my cricut brayer to help press my vinyl into my mat particularly if my mat is on the older side.