It s where you apply transfer tape across the whole unweeded decal and then weed the excess vinyl away from the transfer tape instead of the carrier sheet.
Vinyl weeding and.
Transferring the final design.
Tweexy is the patented product used by thousands of cricut vinyl crafters for removing scraps from your pick with ease.
Weeding is the process of removing all the extra vinyl from around the image you have cut before applying it to the finished project.
While we have an entire post dedicated to reverse weeding on a christmas mug project we ll share the gist of it here.
A vinyl cutter cuts along the lines of the design but it doesn t remove the extra vinyl.
Reverse weeding is for adhesive vinyl only.
Before weeding trim down your design.
Weeding vinyl is the process of removing the unwanted vinyl from your cut design.
Tweexy is made from 100 soft silicone rubber that is still firm enough to allow the tiniest scraps to be easily scraped off your pick yet is still pleasantly comfortable to wear on your fingers for hours.
You carefully dig up all the little pieces that aren t supposed to be there without destroying any of your beautiful flowers.
Ok let s look at how this is done so you have a complete picture of the cutting process.
We also need to think about steps 2 and 3.
This saves vinyl and also makes it easier to weed when you are not working with such excess.
If you use your cricut on a weekly basis like us yo.
Heat transfer vinyl is way easier to weed because it does not have adhesive on it glitter vinyl can be harder to weed.
A vinyl machine is merely step 1 in the process.
In theory this is easier to weed for smaller.
Weeding is not only associated with pulling weeds out of the dirt outside and with old dirty gloves it is associated in the graphics business.
The cut lines are more difficult to see so use extra caution so you do not rip your design.
How to weed vinyl.
The tweexy weeding vinyl ring is a must have tool for vinyl crafters.