I previously used this mat a long time ago to cut out the fabric for this cute bunny pillow for easter.
Cricut pink fabric mat.
Realike 12x12 cutting mat for cricut explore one air air 2 maker 3 mats gridded adhesive non slip cut mat for crafts quilting.
That means scraping will actually pull off the adhesive and leave areas that will no longer stick.
Depending on the materials that you are working with you will need a different mat.
So i had a lot of old strings and fluff on this fabricgrip mat already.
A cricut mat is the surface where you cut all of your projects.
Bumps or bubbles in the fabric may result in imprecise cuts.
To cut out the fabric pieces i used a 24 inch pink fabric grip mat from cricut.
A cricut cutting mat you can a pink fabricgrip mat my personal preference but you can also use a green standardgrip mat what matters most is that your mat is clean enough for your fabric to stick to it when cutting i recommend the 12 x 24 size mat for cutting fabric.
It s intended for use with the cricut maker machine which puts the pressure on the fabric to hold it into place as opposed to other cricut machines which rely on the mat to hold the material in place.
The fabric should lay very flat on the mat.
Right now there are four different types of mats light grip blue standard grip green strong grip purple and fabric pink.
So put that scraping tool away and move on to step 2.
Product description this innovative cricut fabricgrip 12 x 12 mat is a unique solution for fabric projects.
After i cut all the pieces for the masks i knew i was in trouble.
Step 2 placing your fabric on the mat grain.
Unlike the other cricut mats the pink fabricgrip mat is a bit more sensitive to scraping.
With the release of the cricut maker cricut also gave us a new cutting mat the pink fabricgrip mat.
The adhesive on the pink mat is specifically for fabric and is not as strong as the other mat adhesives.
If your fabric is fairly wrinkled it is a good idea to iron it to remove any stubborn wrinkles.
All fabrics have what is called a grain.