It can adhere to so many different surfaces particularly those that are difficult to use with regular adhesive vinyl like wood and cardstock.
What does weed vinyl mean.
If you can clearly see where the cut lines are then it s a good idea to weed out the inside cavities first before pulling up all your excess vinyl.
Not for heat transfer or.
Another thing i love to do as i am weeding vinyl especially on adhesive vinyl projects is to trim the excess as i go.
The automatic weed line feature allows you to add boxes and borders around open line paths which assist you when weeding materials such as heat transfer material and adhesive vinyl.
Let s start talking about weeding technique.
Weeding is a term used to describe a step in cut vinyl production.
Renown cricket artist kim demonstrates the simple step by step process to weeding your cricut vinyl projects perfectly every time.
The steps to clean weed transfer and apply cut vinyl to most standard surfaces.
They aren t as hard as they look.
This makes a larger project much easier to weed.
It makes it much easier to layer your projects because your material stays connected to your backing plastic.
Start by peeling away the excess vinyl the largest parts of the design that you won t be applying to the finished piece.
Iron on has quickly become one of my favorite materials to work with on my cricut.
What does weeding a decal mean.
I like to find the most intricate designs and make them just so i can weed them.
So all cricut vinyl projects need to be weeded.
I have no idea what i will do with them.
Cricut weeding projects for beginners.
It allows you to remove excess material in smaller sections which gives you more control and keeps your material from wrinkling and potentially getting ruined.
Don t be afraid of the intricate designs.
Weed into cavities.
For adhesive vinyl you can weed directly on the transfer tape.
Weeding is the plain and simple act of removing all the excess material from any decal sticker lettering or graphics that are cut to shape.
Sometimes with adhesive vinyl if you are weeding a large project it is super easy to accidentally get it stuck to the non weeded part.
I really like weeding the intricate project.
When using removable adhesive vinyl you can save the small details for after you have completely transferred your piece.
