How To Load The Cutting Mat Into A Cricut Explorer

If you have a second or third color to cut gently peel the vinyl off the cutting mat then place the next color of vinyl onto the mat.

How to load the cutting mat into a cricut explorer.

If this does not help proceed to 4. Heavyweight fabrics may cut best with the deep point blade put your cricut washable fabric pen optional into clamp a if you have any marking lines. Learn tips for placing the material on your mat prior to loading it into the cricut. If this does not help proceed to 5.

Keeping the mat pushed firmly against the machine s rollers press the load unload button. Position the mat underneath the mat guides on your cricut machine. Cricut explore one first project step 4. Section 3 loading unloading section 3 page 2 loading unloading the mat step 5.

Load your mat into your cricut explore. Load the cutting mat into the machine by pressing the load unload button then press the go button when it starts flashing. Once you are happy with the design apply the vinyl to the mat and load the mat into the cricut by pushing the arrow button. Click the cricut logo button on the machine to start.

Position the mat underneath the mat guides. The cricut may think that the mat is already loaded in the machine. You will know the mat is loaded correctly when the cricut logo on the mat is directly under the machine rollers. Once the mat is loaded you can click the go button in design space and the info will be sent to the cricut.

Select the vinyl setting on the dial. Repeat until all mats have been cut. Load your premium fine point blade or bonded fabric blade in yes both will work into your cricut explore cutting machine. Press the unload mat button and then press the load mat button.