I had originally posted a video explaining this technique using Silhouette Studio, but it is so popular, I was asked to teach the technique using SCAL as well so that all my Cricut friends can also create a file like this and cut it with their Cricut Explore.
So many people have been posting pictures of t-shirts and hoodies they decorated with this technique and it's really fun to be able to share the information.
The video below shows you how this is done.
If you missed my video on using this technique with Silhouette Studio, I am posting it again below.
If you would like to have my MAN'S BEST FRIEND cutting file, it is available in my Etsy store
You can use Silhouette studio to create a very cool effect.
UPDATE: One member commented that it would be better to do the internal offset of the shape before you crop. I agree because if you do this first, you don't end up with skinnier letters in that section.
Someone just wrote me because she is trying to decide between the two machines. She said she saw my video on the Explore cutting thick materials, but she wonders how it does with thin materials.
I have a couple of videos I filmed showing how well the Explore does kiss cutting vinyl, one of the thinnest materials people use with their cutting machines.
Here are the videos.
Cutting printable vinyl
If you're interested in my "Because someone we love is in heaven" cutting file, you can get it in my Etsy shop.
People kept asking me which machine I thought was the best between the Silhouette Cameo and the Cricut Explore so I conducted some of my own tests cutting shrink film, acrylic, chipboard, corrugated cardboard and cork and posted a video with the results.
After those tests and after using the Explore for several months, which was after using the Cameo for nearly three years, I concluded that the Cricut Explore is the machine that can cut the broadest range of materials, the thickest materials, the densest materials and do so very accurately, quietly and easily.
A lot of people in the Silhouette community pooh-poohed my video and insisted that their trusty old Cameo was the better machine. It might HAVE BEEN the better machine for a while, but things have changed.
The new Cricut has taken the crafting community by storm.
And now, just before the new iPad app is launched and before much more exciting new is launched, the results from an independent engineering firm have been released and the results can no longer be denied or pooh-poohed.
While Cameo users have to be content cutting vinyl, but not for too long or using too large designs, Cricut users are playing with just about every material under the sun.
It's kind of ironic isn't it how only about one month ago Cricut users were rejoicing about the announcement of the new iPad app while Cameo users were bitterly disappointed with the announcement of the new Cameo that really had nothing more than a few cosmetic changes.
See for yourself. The full reports are available here.
Materials Report
Precision Report
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In this video, I teach you how to create curved text for a charger. If you are using a Silhouette, you can cut directly from SCAL3 to your Silhouette. If you are using a Cricut Explore, export the file in SVG format (File, Export) and then upload the file using the Vector option in Design Space.
I shared the Santa's Milk & Cookies file in my Silhouette SD and Cameo Users group.
