Make Your Own Cutting Mat For Silhouette

This size will still fit the silhouette portrait machine with a slightly shorter cutting length.

Make your own cutting mat for silhouette.

When cutting manually be sure to press firmly against the ruler or t square to keep it from moving as you cut. These make cutting from a roll of material like vinyl or heat transfer really easy to work with. Make sure the cutting edge is flush with the ruler. This is smaller than the silhouette mat 9 by 13 5.

If you have a cameo remember to adjust your mat size in the software. You can also trim up or round off your silhouette if you think it needs a bit of adjustment. Place the edge of the mat along the blue line. I just used it the same as a mat without the markings.

Step 4 carefully cut around the silhouette. You can save some money on your diy cutting mat for your electronic cutter. Align the printed sheet of paper to the left side of the mat. This is a video of my personal take on cutting mats.

Then you ll feed your paper in and use these templates to cut the dividers. Cicut and silhoute are copyright names. First one i used as a silhouette cameo cutting mat. This method is easy peasy.

Two of the great features of the cameo 4 are the built in roll feeder and crosscutter. Lay your image on your surface shiny side down and use the cotton setting on your iron with no steam. Then load your mat into your silhouette machine. Cutting blade comes with.

These are perfect for scraps and pieces of vinyl you just can t waste. You can always repeat if you mess up or little fingers cut off vital parts. Make sure your material is loaded on your mat the correct way. If you re using a mat cutter tool it will be a sliding attachment with its own ruled edge to ensure that the cutter doesn t slip.

Yes i d love to say 20. You need just clear cover for binding and a good quality spray adhesive disclaime. I could easily put this right on top of my silhouette mat and use a sharpie to mark the lines. How do i iron freezer paper.

If you are using a cameo you can just put the 12 12 paper right onto your mat. Leave the cutting area clear. In this tutorial you will find out how you can use them. Cut it as you would regular vinyl and then weed the image while it is still on the mat.

The place mat i bought measured 12 by 17 which will make two 8 5 by 12 mats. If you have a portrait you ll need to trim it down to 8 5 x 11 inches. Tape the edges with masking tape along the lines marking the cutting area. To cut freezer paper with your cricut or silhouette lay your freezer paper shiny side facing down on the cutting mat.

Silhouette cutting machine cameo portrait cutting mat.