In 2018 i started with a cricut explore air 2 and then purchased a silhouette cameo 3.
Using cricut mat with silhouette cameo 3 2017.
With the feedback i received i put together beginner cutting machine tutorials like how to upload designs to cricut and a free 5 day silhouette cameo course.
Most popular of all i have shared loads of free cut file designs throughout 2018.
If you have anything to share about using other brands with your silhouette by all means leave a comment please.
Learn how to adjust cricut mats so you can use them in your silhouette cameo.
Obviously materials for any cutting machine are going to wear out eventually but silhouette mats have an especially short life.
Learn the basics of your silhouette cameo.
A quick glance of cricut explore air 2 vs silhouette cameo 3.
Diy silhouette cameo 3 using cricut heat transfer vinyl adventure sweatshirt tutorial.
I ve found the software of the silhouette cameo 3 to be easier to use.
They re thinner than cricut mats so most of the cameo owners i know end up buying the cricut 12 x 12 mats.
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Since the cricut mats might not all be the same you can use your silhouette mat as a reference like i did to find the correct placement you could even draw lines with a sharpie so you don t forget.
If you want to cut longer material the cameo 3 supports cuts up to 5x longer than the cricut machine.
This means if you put a piece of material within the sticky gridded area on a cricut mat and cut it with the silhouette.
I usually use the 45 degree blade.
Mats are lower quality and wear out quick.
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While both the silhouette mats and cricut mats both include a 12 x 12 grid of 1 squares the mats themselves are not exactly the same size.
This video gives an overview of how the silhouette cameo cutting mat is set up and how to use it.