The electronic die-cut machine can cut a wide variety of materials, making it easy to create professional looking DIY arts and crafts. For those of you who aren't familiar with the products, the Silhouette line of die cutters make it easy to cut shapes, pictures, and text out of card stock, vinyl, foam, and more.
You can use it to create gorgeous posters, greeting cards, and custom t-shirts, to name just a few. With additional add-on tools, you can also use the Silhouette to sketch, engrave, and with the newer versions of the machine, emboss, etch, and stipple.
The original Silhouette Cameo can cut material on a mat that is 12 by 12 inches. You can cut items that are longer if the material is on a continuous roll, but are limited to a width of 12 inches.
The cameo can cut material up to 0. It features two carriages so you can use two blades or tools on your projects but not at the same time. If the larger cutting space is key - the Cameo is probably best for you. This video gives a good breakdown of the differences between the newer Curio and Cameo:.
The Silhouette should come with a blade and two mats, but other items that can be purchased include the following:. Spatula: The spatula makes it easy to carefully scrape intricate designs off your cutting mat. Hook: The hook makes it easy to weeding out shapes that are still hanging on to your cut out design. One is to buy Silhouette's Sketch Pens that fit into the carriage where the blade goes.
Using the pen holder means you don't have to worry about running out of ink, and can use any pen that will fit. You could even try to make your own DIY Silhouette pen holder if you're so inclined.
You can find out more about how to use it here. Fabric Blade: Silhouette machines can be used to cut fabric for sewing projects , too. The dual carriage means that users can perform two functions in one cut job, such as a score and emboss or sketch with multiple colors.
The Mint is the one of the most innovative machine at Silhouette. It differs from other members of the Silhouette family because it is not a cutting machine. The Mint is a custom stamp maker, and it is changing the way people stamp. In four easy steps and less than two minutes, a completely original, custom-made stamp can be produced. Silhouette machines can cut a broad assortment of material types.
Silhouette offers products that are designed specifically to be cut with the machine. The most common materials to cut with the Silhouette machines are cardstock, vinyl, heat transfer, and fabric.
But, the Silhouette machines can cut much more than these four materials. Specialty Silhouette media like tattoo paper, faux leather material, chipboard, wood sheets, shrink plastic, cork sheets, printable cotton canvas, stencil material, and a score of other materials can be cut with the machine. The Mint uses specialized stamp sheets to create an image that will absorb our one-of-a-kind Mint ink.
The Alta also uses a unique plastic called PLA filament. When the filament is loaded into the Alta, the print head heats the filament and melts it to create unique 3D objects.
Toggle Menu. Customization Design What You Want The Silhouette software employs a user-friendly interface to take designs from the mind to the page to the machine. Combination The high point of the software is that it is easy-to-use. Silhouette Design Store The Silhouette Design Store provides downloadable content from Silhouette and a variety of independent artists and brands. This variety allows users to create projects using different materials and supplies.
Curio Curio is the most specialized Silhouette machine because it provides access to different types of media as well as more effect options like embossing or etching. Mint The Mint is the one of the most innovative machine at Silhouette. NOTE: This will help you to see where you are able to place printed information inside the grey border and cut information inside the red border.
They borders are usually slightly different. In the Page Setup panel, click on the Registration Marks icon. This is the third icon listed at the top of the panel.
These marks will be printed as you send your job to the printer and will allow the Silhouette cutting machine to scan and find these marks so it knows where your cut lines should be cut around the printed image accordingly. Maybe I will get it connected and try it out! I do want to purchase the fabric blades since I learned a while back that it could cut fabric. I was about to purchase a Go when I discovered that tidbit! Thanks for all of this info! I just recently started doing projects with my Silhouette.
Thank you for the information. This was quite thorough. The links help to find out the cost. I guess you would really have to be into this to make it worth your while—-just like any other machine I guess. I will definitely keep this in mind. I am posting this to my Sewing Pinterest board. Thanks so much for this information!
I only heard about the Silhouette a few weeks ago. My understanding is that you always have to have a lap top hooked up to the Silhouette in order to make it cut, is that right? That is correct. You must be tethered to a computer for your Silhouette to work. I am hoping they come out with some sort of wireless device soon. Thanks for the information. But it has to be put on the long list of wants vs.
But it did make it onto the list! Thanks for your great explanation of these machines. I would love to get a die cutting machine. I do a lot of sewing and a lot of applique. Does it also cut shapes from fabric?
This is exciting. Now if the money fairy will visit me ,I could get one sooner rather than later. At least I know what I need now. Thank you. I think there are some good tutoraials on utube also.
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