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