by fairwayflunkie » October 4th, 2011, 3:12 pm
Well I finally tried it...cutting fabric which is why I bought the cougar...
1st attempt: Steam a seam applied to back of fabric, fabric side down on sticky mat...45 degree blade on click 3
Results: It cut but left a gooey mess on the fabric...yuck...
2nd attempt: Spray starch (Mary Ellen's Best Press, unscented) three coats on back and one coat on front on regular mat, doesn't stick so no go...
I watched them cutting fabric on the new Silhouette Cameo and they put a stabilizer (looked like steam a seam) but before they put the fabric down they took the paper backing off....aha...let's try that...
3rd attempt: Spray starch as above, apply steam a seam, take paper backing off, put on regular mat fabric side up, Force 125, Velocity 100 and 45 degree blade on click three.
Results: Voila! success! The only thing is that it cuts into the mat a bit...not through by any means but I can feel it when I run my fingernail across it...what should I try next? the cut is fabulous...I think I just need to tweak the force a bit so it doesn't cut into the mat so much...what do you guys/gals think?
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fairwayflunkie on October 4th, 2011, 4:02 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Nancy