Weeding Vinyl Cricut

Weeding vinyl is the process of removing the unwanted vinyl from your cut design.

Weeding vinyl cricut.

I used to shy away from the pretty glitter and patterned vinyl because i always ripped my design when i was weeding it. Weeding using the cricut brightpad using the cricut brightpad is by far the easiest way to weed vinyl that s either super sticky or hard to see like glitter vinyls or holographic vinyl. Reverse weeding is placing the entire image on the transfer tape first before you remove any excess vinyl. Whether you are using cricut vinyl permanent or removable or heat transfer vinyl htv your project will need to be weeded.

You carefully dig up all the little pieces that aren t supposed to be there without destroying any of your beautiful flowers. So all cricut vinyl projects need to be weeded. Don t be afraid of the intricate designs. Renown cricket artist kim demonstrates the simple step by step process to weeding your cricut vinyl projects perfectly every time.

You can also do what s called reverse weeding when working with adhesive vinyl. There is not special cricut weeding vinyl. I generally find it easier weeding adhesive vinyl than weeding iron on vinyl but you still need to be careful and go slowly. Cricut tips for weeding adhesive vinyl.

I ve been weeding for years now and i would love to share with you some must know tips for weeding vinyl. When you place a cut vinyl design upon the brightpad or other lightpad for weeding vinyl you are instantly able to see all the cut lines. You can think of it like weeding a garden. The tweexy weeding vinyl ring is a must have tool for vinyl crafters.

They aren t as hard as they look. If you use your cricut on a weekly basis like us yo. Then flip the transfer tape over and weed the extra vinyl off the transfer tape. I cut this project on my cricut explore.

Cricut weeding projects for beginners. Tweexy is made from 100 soft silicone rubber that is still firm enough to allow the tiniest scraps to be easily scraped off your pick yet is still pleasantly comfortable to wear on your fingers for hours. The cricut brightpad is yet another great way to make weeding vinyl easier.