How To Cut Felt With Silhouette Cameo? [Step By Step Guide] from Olivia Jone's blog

Yes, you can cut felt with your Silhouette Cameo. But before learning the process, let me tell you some things. This process will mess up your mat faster than normal cutting. You may get many tutorials on how to cut felt with Silhouette Cameo. You will have to use the Cameo 4 rotatory blade for this. Also, a standard tack cutting mat for cutting the basics felt with Cameo. And for the thick felt, you will need a strong stack cutting mat.

Today I’m sharing a beautiful DIY felt flower valentine project for you. In this blog, we will learn to apply adhesive vinyl on cardstock to prepare a valentine’s card to pair with a pin. The cards we will make are perfect for giving to teachers, elders, or any loved one or kids. Let’s see the step-by-step tutorial and try to make a project on your own.

What Supplies Do You Need To Prepare A Valentine’s Card?

These are the supplies you will need:

  1. Silhouette Cameo 3 machine /Any crafting machine
  2. Cutting mat
  3. Silhouette sketch pen
  4. Weeding hook
  5. Deep cut blade
  6. Flower cut lines
  7. Glue gun
  8. Cardstock
  9. Adhesive vinyl
  10. Transfer tape
  11. Tie tack/ pins
  12. Wool blend felt
What Is Felt Cutting, And Why Use It?

Felt is a non-woven fabric prepared from polyester, typically from recycled polyester fiber. Users use felt due to its ease of use, and it can be easily cut, stitched, glued, and sewn; the fibers stay compiled, and the edges don’t twist. Plus, the felt can be decorated with beads, sequins, or some other embellishments. Felts are very popular for embroidery too. So, now that you know a bit about felt let’s see how you can cut it.

How To Cut Felt With Silhouette Cameo To Make A DIY Flower Valentine?

There are a few steps you must follow to cut felt with Silhouette Cameo.

Step 1

Start with cutting heat N’ bond slightly smaller than the felt. Now, apply the Heat N’ bond to the felt, following all the instructions on the package. The Heat N’ bond lets the felt stick firmly on the mat to prevent it from shifting or sliding while cutting. You must note that the felt doesn’t cut with the fabric, ratchet, or premium blade.

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Peel off the backing from the Heat N’ bond. After that, attach the felt to the cutting mat with the Heat N’ bond side down.

Silhouette Cameo 3 setup and cameo 4 setupStep 3

Now, open the flower cut file in Silhouette Studio and adjust its size as you like. We sized the flower to about 4.5 inches.

Silhouette Cameo 4Step 4

Make changes to the settings as follows:

Blade- 20

Force- 33

Passes- 2

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After that, put the felt on your cutting mat and then load the mat into your Silhouette machine and send the cut file. 

Step 5

Take off the felt from the mat.

Silhouette machine Setup `Step 6

Do the same process of felt cutting with the leaves. You can download a Studio or SVG file. You can also cut them by hand.

Silhouette Cameo download a Studio ContestStep 7

Now, roll your flower front end on the outside of the spiral. If you are unable to hold and roll the flower, add glue with each step you roll.

Silhouette Cameo 4 Setup for Silhouette Cameo for Studio DesignsStep 8

When you reach the end of the spiral, apply some hot glue to the bottom of the flower, fold the remaining felt on the glue to finish the rolling and hold it together.

Silhouette Cameo 4Step 9

Then, apply another drop of hot glue to the bottom of the flower and attach the leaves. Now, add one more drop of hot glue on the bottom of the leaves and then attach the pin.

Silhouette CameoStep 10

Once your flower is prepared, you can make your card. You can make a card just by printing it. But if your printer is out of ink, you can use your Silhouette Cameo for this.

Silhouette Cameo SetipStep 11

Load the adhesive vinyl and mat into the machine. Then, start cutting your adhesive vinyl and follow the instructions to switch materials.

Silhouette Cameo Machine Setup - machine is for cuttingStep 12

When instructed, switch the material to the cardstock, add a sketch pen to the machine, and click Resume.

Silhouette Cameo 4 setupStep 13

Weed out the excess vinyl with your weeding tool.

silhouette Cameo 4 setup and instaructionStep 14

Now, use the transfer tape to shift the vinyl from the carrier sheet to cardstock.

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Then you can put your card and flower together. Attach your flower in the middle of the card for a nicer look. Now that you have learned how to cut felt with Silhouette Cameo try something on your own.

Silhouette Cameo for Silhouette Cameo machine is for silhouette designs and its for our and visit our silhouettecameossilhouette.com for any further issuesFAQsWhich Blade To Use To Cut Felt With Your Silhouette Cameo?

It is not very easy to cut felt with the Silhouette Cameo by using the Cameo 4 rotary blade. And also, you don’t have to use the stabilizer. The rotary blades roll across the felt and don’t drag the blade through it, which allows the felt to cut very easily.

Which Is The Best Tool For Cutting Felt?

You will need sharp scissors, a printer, an iron, and freezer paper.

Is It Easy Or Tough To Cut Felt? 

With Silhouette Cameo, it is quite easy to cut felt, as it doesn’t fray during the process. You just need to master the correct technique to work with. 

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