I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.
Silhouette do you need mat for cutting vinyl.
No need to flip or mirror your image like you do with htv.
Next something to keep in mind when cutting without a mat you lose 1 4 of cut able space on your material on the left right side and 1 of cut able space on the backside.
I buy heat transfer vinyl from happy crafters and expressions vinyl.
Each work and are both great options.
Without the margin of the mat to catch the roller needs to roll on top of the vinyl to keep it in place as the machine cuts.
It allows you to cut 12 12 if using a standard mat or 12 24 if using a larger mat.
Either way this post is for you.
Recommended vinyl tools for silhouette cameo you ll also need a few basic vinyl tools including a weeding hook spatula cutting mat and a scraper.
This will be load mat if you are cutting media on a mat or if you are cutting without a mat which you can do for vinyl heat transfer and other materials that have their own backing you will need to choose load media.
Here are 5 tips for cutting heat transfer vinyl with a silhouette.
Make sure you are cutting something with backing like vinyl ps this is my favorite vinyl ever and it s an amazing price on amazon with free shipping if you cut something like paper without a mat the piece you cut out won t have anywhere to go and it will be sliding around in your.
Check the box to show cut border.
When cutting vinyl or heat transfer vinyl without a mat on silhouette cameo or portrait the right roller needs to be moved in.
The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long.
Of course there isn t a ten foot mat available omg how would one store such a thing so if you want to cut longer than 24 cut without a mat.
When you load your media you need to choose the corresponding setting for what you are loading.
This will bring up a red cut border and will show you the maximum cut able area of your vinyl.
Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo.
If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless.
I recommend the oracal transfer tape as well.
Oh and here s an extra non stencil film related tip for ya.
Or maybe you have had yours for a while and just need a gentle push to get it out of the box.
When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut.
This is so that your cameo can.
But you need to make sure you match the cutting to mat in your options so it shows with or without a mat.
Maybe you got a brand new silhouette cutting machine for christmas.
You ll also need transfer tape.
Cutting with a mat this option tends to be a bit easier for most.
Save those mats for cardstock.
