Cricut Vinyl Shiny Side Up Or Down

In the cricut joy app mirror is enabled automatically when you select a heat transfer material.

Cricut vinyl shiny side up or down.

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. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat. It s the shinny side. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat.

Be sure to mirror all images prior to. Then position it plastic side down and vinyl side up the more dull less shiny side. Using both hands insert material shiny liner side down under guides until rollers grip material. You want to cut through the vinyl but not through the carrier sheet.

The shiny side goes down when your cutting. Adjust your machine settings according to the iron on kiss cut guide below a kiss cut goes through the iron on film and leaves the liner intact. Press flashing go button. Preparation with cricut transfer tape.

Perform test cuts to get your settings correct and remember to reverse your image on your computer before cutting htv. Removable vinyl is perfect for applications where you may want to remove the vinyl in the future. For best results make sure material has a straight edge. Think wall decals temporary signs and decorations etc.

Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat. Here is another example shinny carrier side hard to pick through the vinyl side. Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings. The vinyl side goes face up.

I still can t tell which side i cut iron on vinyl on. Cutting glitter iron on with a cricut machine. Select and size the image s you want to cut. The iron on vinyl is put onto the roll carrier side out which means the side that curls down is the carrier side and the side that curls up is the vinyl side.

Cutting premium vinyl permanent with a cricut machine. Find cutting and application instructions below. There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away. Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.

Most removable vinyl adhesive can be removed by just peeling it up. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. Whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.

Cut on iron on vinyl setting. Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear. Cricut vinyl older and being discontinued does not specify permanent or removable oracal 631. So if my image about takes up 2 inches across by 3 inches up and down i ll cut a 3 by 4 inch rectangle.

The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette. In the end if you re faced with two shiny sides the same color the slightly less shiny side is going to be the vinyl side.