Using Cricut Vinyl With Silhouette

You can use a cricut or silhouette machine to make t shirts cups organizing labels paper crafts party supplies home decor signs and so on.

Using cricut vinyl with silhouette.

The best vinyl for every application i have tried a bunch of different types of vinyl over the years. In fact one of my favorite vinyl projects that my kids and i did together was entirely cut by hand. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat. That means after you do all your designing in silhouette studio you ll need to export a file type such as an svg that can then be opened in cricut design space and cut with a cricut machine.

Sharing cut settings for the cricut vinyl on a silhouette cameo pt. Exporting cricut compatible files from silhouette studio fortunately with just a one time paid software upgrade of about 60 you can unlock additional features with silhouette studio business edition. They re both amazing tools for making personalized gifts. Silhouette is great for crafters who are a little more tech savvy and need flexibility during the design process.

Grafix cling vinyl film. After cutting this vinyl decal with the cri. It comes in both clear and assorted colors check for current stock. Cricut is great for crafters who are wanting a machine that is user friendly and boasts a large product line that works well and integrates with the machine.

Among those software upgrade features is the ability to save as an svg and jpeg pdf and png. You can always cut your vinyl by hand using a pair of scissors or craft knife. Cricut and silhouette vinyl basics you do not have to have an electronic cutting machine to work with vinyl. The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette 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.