Cricut Fabric Mat Not Sticky

Cleaning the cricut mats.

Cricut fabric mat not sticky.

There are a ton of tutorials out there to re stick your cricut mats. If you can see that your fabric extends outside of the adhesive square simply use a ruler and a hand held rotary cutter to trim it. We still want some stickiness just not too much. Further durability of the mat will depend a lot on your method of cleaning.

Different strategies should be maintained to clean and re sticking the mats. Use your hand to gauge the stickiness. If you notice that your fabric is stretched or wrinkled simply pull the fabric up and reposition it. The rotary blade doesn t drag on the material the same way the standard fine point blade does.

The adhesive on the pink mat is designed to hold the fabric but release it easily. Step 1 remove any remaining stickiness to ensure the adhesive spray will evenly coat the mat. Cleaning your cricut mat. You can condition or prime your cutting mat to make it less sticky.

If i ever discover a way to re stick this. It s important to not make the edges sticky so they won t ruin the cutting machine. Make sure that you use alcohol and bleach free wipes if you don t you might find that the wipes permanently destroy any hope of making your cricut mat sticky again. Using a clean t shirt or sheet repeatedly press the fabric against the sticky portion of your cutting mat.

Do not stretch your fabric as you stick it to the mat. Do not re stick your mat. Watch out for stretchy fabrics. If your cricut mat is just a little dirty it might be best to start with a baby wipe to gently wash away any material build up that s been gathering.

It s really that easy watch this video to see how i do it. When you first get your mat or after you restick your mat it will probably be too sticky especially for light or medium weight materials. Use the pink mat for fabric and crepe paper. It will wrinkle and may also retract during cutting both of which may ruin your cut results.

Like i said above the pink mat s adhesive is totally different than the adhesive on the other mats and you will ruin your mat. No expensive chemical or item that you need to buy. These tutorials involve water baby wipes googone spray adhesive painter s tape prayers tears of unicorns and any other number of things. Dab it all over the new cricut explore mat.

Secure the edges of your cricut mat using masking or painter s tape. Step 3 choosing the right blade. The fabricgrip mat is a bit thicker and stronger than the other mats but isn t as sticky it s intended to just keep the fabric in place as the rotary blade or bonded fabric blade travels over it.