Making Vinyl Designs Using the Silhouette Portrait 3 with Ellie Webb - BMTV 360

When we heard that the fantastic Silhouette Cameo 4 had a smaller cousin, the Portrait 3, we knew that we had to get it on the show and see what it was all about.! Luckily, the lovely Ellie Webb from Silhouette UK joins in the studio and gives Greg a demonstration of what you can expect when using the Portrait 3 and shows us a few little festive hacks to streamline your workflow along the way!
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[@EvolvedSungod]

I have trouble getting it to consistently cut all the way through most materials using the autoblade. Sometimes it works great, but often there's large sections where it cut 80% of the way and I couldn't tell until I lifted it off the sticky mat

[@BalloonMarket]

Have you tried to increase the pressure on the cuts? It could be worth having a test with various cut settings/materials that you're selecting to see if that helps!

[@arielsark_4639]

You don't have to use a mat when cutting vinyl??

[@BalloonMarket]

No, you can put the roll n the holder and cut without a mat :)

[@MrHowardMoon]

I can't seem to find 8" Silhouette vinyl anywhere, I can only see 9" and 12". Am I missing something?

[@BalloonMarket]

Hi there! We're unable to find 8" vinyl so could you please share where you've seen this? I will then investigate for you 🧐

[@MrHowardMoon]

@@BalloonMarket I made a mistake and didn't realise that the Silhouette Portrait 3 cuts up to 8" but the vinyl made for it is cut in 9" due to the cutting area. Is Silhouette vinyl good enough for a vinyl sticker/transfer business or is it better to use third party vinyl if I'm making stickers/transfers for re-sale?

[@BalloonMarket]

@@MrHowardMoon Hi there! You'd need to sticker vinyl to specifically make stickers although people have their preferences here. It might be worth trying some out if you are able to get samples or joining Facebook groups to see what other people in the trade enjoy using 😁!