It s weeding it all.
Weeding small vinyl letters.
Oh boy weeding tiny letters sure can be an arduous task.
These vinyl weeding tips are applicable to all types of vinyl whether that be htv iron on vinyl or adhesive vinyl.
Here s a rundown of our best tips whether you re looking to take a design to the next level or need a refresher on weeding small letter and decals follow these tips and tricks below.
Cutting and weeding super small text live never a good idea.
Weeding small letters is difficult.
Many try to enlist the help of their children.
Plus i m sharing my tricks for picking the right font to cut at any size even teeny tiny.
I m seriously getting mad just thinking about all the times that s happened to me.
As we all know weeding is the term we use to describe the process of removing the vinyl we don t want to use.
Cut settings in cricut design space.
First of all go slowly and make sure you have lots of bright light so you can see your cuts.
More on this in the tips tricks section.
How to weed vinyl.
Then getting those small pieces of the inside of the letters stuck on other pieces of the design.
Very tiny components the whole decal is around 8cm x 9 5cm.
Weeding small letters and decals can be a difficult task but learning how to weed small letters and decals is crucial knowledge to have in the sign industry.
In this video i show you the reverse weeding technique which is especially great when doing vinyl in small or thin fonts.
Let me know how that works out but when you cut out vinyl weeding has to be done.
Some people excel at weeding letters others can t stand the job.
Most vinyl cutting machines have a range of different blades.
Reverse weeding is a new trick.
And then having to pick it off and hope to the silhouette gods that it won t wrinkle or ruin the letter it s stuck to.
These tips are especially helpful for weeding small letters and numbers or weeding intricate mandala designs.
Sometimes when you pull up the vinyl you ll lose dots and commas or even entire letters.
Use the right blade.