[KwartzLab] we have a vinyl cutter

[Punkin3.14]

Ah! Now what I'm wondering is if the interfacing is optional (i.e., if 
you want the additional stiffness in your final cut piece), or if you 
need it to run the fabric smoothly through the cutter. I suppose it 
depends on how well the bare fabric sticks to the carrier sheet. I'll be 
interested in how your experiments turn out :)

On 11-09-21 11:15 AM, Agnes Niewiadomski wrote:
> I know you can cut fabric on the Silhouette, however they tell you to 
> use their fabric interfacing with it. This is their tutorial 
> http://blog.silhouetteamerica.com/2011/02/monday-tutorial-fabric.html
> And here is a video demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-SBXbbeRTs
>
> Not sure what kind of material this can be substituted with...maybe 
> just regular thin iron on interfacing to give the fabric more 
> substance? Or another idea would be some clear contact paper from the 
> dollar store(sticky on one side). I will try it on my machine and let 
> you know how it turns out. I wouldn't want to pay the $8/sheet for 
> their fancy stuff.
>
> Agnes Niewiadomski
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Punkin3.14 <punkin at mag3.14159.ca 
> <mailto:punkin at mag3.14159.ca>> wrote:
>
>     Since the medium is *stuck* to the carrier sheet, does that mean
>     textiles could be run through the cutter?
>
>
>     On 11-09-21 10:47 AM, Agnes Niewiadomski wrote:
>
>         I have my own Silhouette SD cutter at home, the carrier sheets
>         are just thin sheets of plastic which come with adhesive
>         already put on. However it looses its 'stick' after awhile.
>         I've just been using a repositionable adhesive spray when this
>         happens.
>
>         If someone could find some thin flexible sheets and use the
>         spray that should do the trick.
>
>         One thing to note about using the carrier sheets with adhesive
>         is that the more 'fresh' the adhesive the more your paper will
>         curl when you peel it from the carrier sheet. It's not a
>         problem if you're gluing the cut out to something else,
>         otherwise just set it under some heavy books to flatten it again.
>         Agnes Niewiadomski
>
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