The machine can handle the cuts just fine however the fuzz from the felt coats the cutting mat after one use.
What cutting mat used for felt with cricut.
Here is a rundown of the types of felt and how to cut them with your machine.
I used an older cutting mat in case i had difficulty getting the felt residue off of the mat.
This mat had very little adhesive left on it.
If you are cutting wool or felt you can apply them directly to your cricut cutting mat.
Cricut recommends the use of the pink cutting mat that ships with the cricut maker for cutting fabric.
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.
As i have discovered cutting other non cricut brands or cheap polyester felt with a cricut can be problematic.
Cricut lightgrip cutting mat cricut standardgrip cutting mat and the cricut stronggrip cutting mat.
I use the blue light grip mat.
However wool and felt are very linty fabrics.
When cutting felt with the cricut explore or using the fine point bonded fabric blade settings the pink fabric mat can be used but it isn t necessary.
The more lint left on your mat after cutting the less usable it will become for future projects.
Cutting felt with the cricut explore air 2 is a bit of a challenge in that the cuts are not always clean.
Cutting felt with cricut explore air 2.
Cricut felt use the fine point blade and put the felt directly on the mat.
To get the most use out of your mat.
They will make a mess of your cutting mat.
You may use an older cricut cutting mat if you prefer.
Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines.
It comes in a 12 12 size perfect for cutting on your cricut.
Cricut makes its own line of felt that is purpose built for cutting with the cricut fine point blade.