The importance of the new bonded fabric blade for Cricut Explore users

[@jessicavasile3796]

This is so helpful! I love how you showed your attempts/fails. It makes me feel better about all of my trials with cricut. It's nice to know I am not the only one who has to run back to the store. I failed miserably when I tried to cut felt. Thank you so much!

[@donnabaldwin9637]

Yes, I totally agree too, showing the fail for the encouragement that it happens to us all. :)

[@pattiepan]

Thank you so much for this detailed tutorial. You were very good in leaving everything in. This is how we all learn.... from our mistakes. You have done us all a favor in showing your steps and what to be aware of. This was so helpful for all of us who want to try this. Thank you for being so willing to share your process with all of us. I remembered something too that I was told never use your cutters for fabric on paper. as paper will surely ruin them. So a dedicated pair is what you need to use. thanks.

[@sherylloyd1937]

Thank you so much for sharing the good bad and the ugly. It's important to know that everything doesn't come out. Perfect the first time and occasionally you have to drop back and punt!

[@lw1913]

This was a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing the little mishaps. That’s really appreciated!

[@LorrieNunemaker]

The bonded fabric blade is the exact same blade as the regular blade. It’s just a different color to remind you to only use it for fabric. So you’re u could’ve cut it with your regular blade if you just had a new, sharp blade.

[@peddlinpatricks]

As a newbie who gets frustrated trying this, I appreciate your honesty and being vulnerable. Thank you for showing us the compare and contrast (trial and error).

[@NatalieMinshull]

I've been looking for a Cricut felt cutting tutorial for some of my projects and this was so helpful! Thanks for posting this! Can't wait to use this method on my own Explore Air 2!

[@missSchwick]

I appreciate that you showed failed attempts so we know what not to do AND what to do in the end. Thank you for taking the time to share!!! ❤️😊

[@dwcobb43]

thank you so much, I wanted to reach through the screen and hug you. I just spent the last hour doing everything you did without the "heat and bond" and the fabric blade. Doing a big project for a friends, daughters babyshower and I was SO FRUSTRATED I could chew glass. To see you were having the same difficulties and what you did to over come calmed me down. I am now on the Cricut site ordering the fabric blade. Thank you

[@lizterrazas-raimo8647]

Thank you for mentioning to take the backing OFF.. I was so frustrated.. I bought the Freezer paper for the hack I saw but hey never said take off the white paper.. So my felt kept slipping.. You are fabulous.. thank you thank you

[@moogie3111]

Goodness, thanks so much for going through all the frustration, basically you Must bond the fabric and must use a newer, sharp blade. Whew!! Appreciate it!!

[@caz-official]

+LaShawnda is absolutely right, the mishaps are most invaluable and very much appreciated. Thank you for sharing!

[@krissykat76]

Oh my gosh, thank you so much for this video, I needed to know where my hands went and the display not little photos. You’ve helped me and my hair so much! Best teacher yet!

[@carolgenovese5647]

Thank you. I am getting a Cricut for Christmas and learned a lot watching your video! Thank you and looking forward to more. Such a learning experience with your failures and successes! Thank you so very much.

[@Goodlifexplorers]

Oh no! So frustrating when things don't work as they should, but I am glad you were able to figure it out and shared your lessons learned for others.

[@amandabarajas1961]

This helped me so much. I’ve been having problems with my cricut cutting the fabric. I loved that you showed your fails because I was having the same problems. I’m definitely going to try the fabric blade and see if this will help me too.

[@ChinaChong-op3zn]

OMG i feel your frustration. There is also a setting that makes the cricut go over the cut multiple times

[@jerikavendrell]

Amazing video for a newbie like me! Thank you so much!

[@roxannaclark7866]

Thank you! I was wondering if the fabric blade worked well. I loved that you made mistakes, because I do too! Lol

[@diannes9935]

Thanks so much for this informative video including your failed attempts at cutting felt. I have a brand new Cricut Explore Air 2 I can't wait to use!

[@dulcemartinez85]

Omg so helpful!!! I was about to do all the steps you did, but you saved me time and money! THANKS FOR SHARING!😂👍

[@michelleblain4717]

LOVED your tutorial!!! That’s so often exactly what happens! Thank you for sharing your experience and then showing the final successful outcome!!

[@rachmerritt5461]

I was able to cut hearts from lite bond ( didn’t have to use ultrahold))cotton fabric by using the super sticky purple mat, the fabric knife, but I kept the paper on and cut it fabric side down. I was really surprised to find it worked! I really prefer the lite to ultra. I was told it wouldn’t work. I don’t know if the fabric blade was the difference, but I was so excited about the outcome. Interesting that you took the paper off. I tried that with no success...so my guess I maybe it also depends on fabric??

[@johnhoskins7335]

Excellent video! Your trials and failures taught me a lot!

[@christinemuller3526]

8:02 The blades will last for long, as long as you use the „normal“ one for everything but fabric and the „fabric“ one only for fabric. 🙂

[@pyoungut]

Thanks for including what didn’t work... dry helpful!!

[@catdeeann]

I feel your pain with the mistakes. LOL Love the red corduroy ones!

[@lauriemartin5450]

just ideas: if maybe clicked to more pressure to knife too ?i have the fabric bonded blade, have not tried it yet. glad I saw your video. I also have rotary blade for my maker. that works well. Happy Crafting.. :)

[@naiwatts]

Very helpful info! Had no idea about this blade. Thank you for sharing!!

[@windiduran8674]

Very good information!! Thank you so much!!

[@gorgana5]

Thank you so much we too tried our cri cut and we put it on the side because it was cutting like it did for you in the first two attempts. I will try and use the stuff you did thank you

[@drehasadd]

I used to have the old cricut. I'm not sure if it was cpavle of cutting fabric. I never tried connecting it to the computer. My mat was also have the size of yours. Great tutorial 😊

[@kschneider7767]

Thank you so much! I can't wait to try this.

[@stormshandmadekreations]

That was so helpful! Good job! Thanks for sharing 😃

[@deborahtschoppasmr1762]

Very helpful thank you

[@mariaesquivel9937]

Great and helpful tutorial! I love you cat!!!!

[@shellaaguila7369]

Thank you for sharing

[@cindyspivey2253]

Video was very helpful.

[@diylilyardor3435]

This was so helpful thank you :D

[@lindapearn6793]

Bonded fabric blade is EXACTLY the same as Fine point blade. The housing is a different colour (pink) so that you remember it is for fabric.

[@estherb8497]

Thank you so much for this video!!

[@maisygirl07]

beautiful, I said it before you... thanks for sharing :)

[@theswampstead559]

I would love to make cute little felt pieces for my littles to stick onto a "felt board" but without using the bond paper 😏

[@lauriemartin5450]

don't remember exactly, saw someone cut leather and put either transfer tape or clear contact on back of leather then placed on mat, everything that comes off leather is on the tape and not mat.They where cutting out coasters. results.. clean mat..

[@LM-rt2ed]

Thanks for this. Are you able to do a tutorial using cotton fabric, I’ve tried all sorts of settings. I use the fabric blade and Matt and it gets caught up inside the machine every time! Loosing the will. I actually really think cricut shouldn’t advertise the explore air for cutting fabric as I have found this to not be the case! I would have got a maker had I’d known this!

[@crescentmooncottage]

Thank you for sharing.

[@happilyeverheberts1717]

where is this felt from I love the corduroy look

[@thegratefulmosaic7555]

How do you get the machine to acknowledge you have changed the blade to the bonding blade ? My machine still thinks I’m using the blade it came with . I wanted to cut out some bonded velvet material . It wouldn’t give me an option . I bought the new blade , switched it over and the design site won’t show it on the process ??

[@deannalaramie7105]

I have found a rotary blade works great....I have never tried backing the material.

[@lindapearn6793]

Rotary blade is only for Cricut MAKER

[@donnawunderlich5266]

Cute pillow!!!

[@eulaliaduran6190]

Omg than you sooo much for this! 😆😵🥰

[@barbstotter7288]

What blade did you use to cut the leather and did that work?

[@olliee3755]

OMG! Don’t put your fingers in it while it’s running! That is a sharp blade. It’s like trying to unjam your blender with your fingers while it’s running. Pause it and fix it.

[@jennyalonzo7034]

hey does anyone know if can i iron this stuff onto a shirt or hoodie? im trying to create a shirt with words but i wanted to use felt instead of vinyl...

[@ICanMakeThat]

Since I backed everything with the heat bond to cut it I think you would need to add a new layer of heat bond to it and iron it on the shirt. But I would imagine that would work

[@pickledpoppycreativestudio]

Unfortunately, the "bonded fabric blade" and the "fine point blade" are the same, the fabric blade was just given a different color than the fine point for at-a-glance discernibility. From Cricut.com: "We all understand that you don't use fabric scissors to cut other materials, right? Reserving fabric cutters for fabric cutting prolongs their fabric-cutting life! This blade gives you all of the functionality of the Premium Fine-Point blade, but in a distinctive pink color to match the FabricGrip mat so you can now know at a glance which fine point blade is dedicated for bonded fabrics, and which should be used for your other materials." 😑

[@seminatoreb]

Michelle Johnson wow!! Thank you! I was getting ready to buy the housing for the bonded fabric

[@moogie3111]

Ah ha, that's what I thought. I do understand setting aside a blade for just fabric, but I'm not going to invest in yet another blade.

[@janrdp]

Michelle Johnson thanks for the info.

[@naddawilliamsann5944]

And you can use the same housing with Fine Point blade, Deep point blade and Bonded-Fabric blade. The color is just different for the convenience to tell them apart. No need to pay more money :)

[@elbanti]

Nadda Ann Williams Actually I read on Cricut that the Deep Cut blade can only be used with the Deep Cut housing. No other blades can be used with that housing and the deep cut blade cant be used with housings. But you are right about the Fine and Bonded fabric ones they are interchangeable. From my understanding.

[@norashuda5652]

Soooo sweet

[@stephanieabbels5013]

Hi, great tutorial, thank you! I was wondering if, when you were finished cutting out the hearts, you could iron these on to a surface? I know you took your hearts and stitched down the middle of them onto plush fabric - could you iron on to flat fabric like an iron on patch? any help is much appreciated.

[@ICanMakeThat]

Stephanie abbels Yes you could. It already has the bonding sheet on it so it should iron right on. I only stitched it to get the effect of the hearts raised on the edges. Like fluttering.

[@debbushee6970]

you could have put tape on back and your rotarty blade and it would have worked

[@janfate6233]

My speakers were on loud and had a bit of trouble hearing your video.

[@mauihumv]

I use the rotary blade to cut my felt.

[@rachmerritt5461]

Jean McNulty Did they come out with one for explore? The Maker is the only machine that can use the rotary blade for the Maker.

[@mauihumv]

Rach Merritt No, I have the Maker.

[@miadnamttoc7834]

Is that the one that comes with the maker? I just got my maker today and I bought some felt but wasn’t sure if I can use the default rotary Blade or not

[@lizbethamber]

does the bond come off? im having trouble cutting some faux leathers...not all just the ones with the really soft material on the back

[@maciemcreynolds7495]

This is my problem too!!!! I use the purple mat and my faux leather just slides all over the place!!!

[@nicolebilka5248]

This is my problem too! The more plastic-y ones cut like butter and then the ones that almost feel like a felt backing just won't work for me!

[@Michelle-xe2te]

Will transfer paper work to hold the fabric in place

[@ICanMakeThat]

Michelle you would still need a mat to put the transfer paper on. And transfer paper is only sticky on one side. So I guess I don’t see how that would be beneficial rather than just using a mat. Or do you mean to use that rather than the fuseable fabric? I think the material would still move since it’s not as strong as the iron on webbing. But you could always try it. Felt is cheap!

[@Michelle-xe2te]

Yes, rather then using the heat and bond. I’m just wondering if the heat and bond is only to hold the fabric in place on the mat. I’m just thinking that if transfer tape sticky side up placed on the material then on a purple mat will hold it. Plus you don’t get the messy residue from the fabric on your mat. It would be on the transfer tape.

[@tammywyatt-alford2827]

Did u have to have tje special housing or just the that came with the cricut

[@PumpkinPails]

Tammy Wyatt- Alford the only difference between the fabric housing and the default housing is the color. You can use whichever you'd like.