So when a friend posted on FB that she was considering a cricut or a silhouette cameo and wanted to know if the cameo could cut poly satin material that she uses in creating super hero capes, I was happy to try it out for her before she decides what to buy. (And I love experimenting with new techniques and materials.)
A picture is worth a thousand words so I'll let the pictures do most of the explaining.
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| Cutting circles without interfacing - the fabric moves too much even with a sticky mat. |
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| Cutting fish with wonder under interfacing with paper backing stuck to mat. Much better. This fish is approx. 4"x2.5". |
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| Small fish was 2.5"x2". Better results with larger images to cut. Most of this fraying would be covered by topstitching your applique. The larger fish didn't fray much at all. |
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| Cameo screen shot. Settings: speed-2, thickness-33(maxed), blade-10(maxed). Double cut. |
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| It works! |
Suggestions for perfecting the cut: fresh blade, better application of wonder under (only my second time using wonder under so I may not have done the best job of ironing it on), cut larger designs. You could also try starching the fabric to make it stiffer.
In the pictures you can see that I used a cricut mat in my silhouette cameo. Works great. Costs less!
Happy cutting!
This is great! Thank you! I'm so excited to reduce my time when making letters to go on the Superhero Capes. My Hobby Lobby isn't carrying the double sided fusible interfacing anymore, so I have to buy it by the roll from Walmart. Which is actually good because the paper stays on better while cutting than the HL version (by the sheet) did. Hopefully that will make a difference when using the Cameo, too.
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