Best Cricut Accessories you need in 2023

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Cricut makes large rolls of transfer paper to help you transfer the vinyl from the adhesive sheet to wherever you want to put your creation, but that doesn’t mean it’s always the best tool for the job. Whether it’s for convenience, price, or just the right amount of adhesive, if I’m working on multiple projects at once, I prefer using lint roller sheets instead. The convenient little roll on a gentle handle makes it easy to get adhesive on top of a project and lift it off the paper, and the tearaway nature of lint roller paper makes it very easy to detach from the spool and reach any destination. your creation.

It couldn’t be easier for small projects, and it’s a lot cheaper than using official transfer papers most of the time.

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There are plenty of starter kits for Cricut users out there, and Cricut offers some of the best for the price. There’s a weeding option to help you lift things you’ve already cut, a spatula to get larger projects off the carpet without ripping, tweezers for cleaning and precise placement and scissors to help you get to the right part of your cut with ease. And when you have the correct piece of cutter, you can use the scraper to either clean the cutting mat or apply the bit you cut more easily.

There are certainly more tools available for advanced users, but this collection is all you need to get started – and honestly what every Cricut user should start with.

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The HTVront heat press is an automatic system that takes the guesswork out of pressing vinyl to material. When using a portable heat press, you can run into problems where you press too long or unevenly, causing your design to not come out as fine as you would like it to be. Automatic pressure is consistent every time across the material so your prints look great.

winkler

I prefer a precise cut whenever I can get it, especially when it comes to salvaging something I cut on my Cricut from the rest of the paper. I’m not the most accurate with scissors, which is why I always recommend a good trimmer. The Weenkler trimmer is the correct width for all vinyl sheets, and the extender allows you to cut large pieces with the same level of precision.

It doesn’t get much easier than that as the tools go, and it makes all the leftover scraps more consistent for the next project.

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Your Cricut machine comes with the same StandardGrip Mat that everyone else has, but this isn’t always the best mat for the job. Cricut actually makes three other types of mats for different materials and situations. The LightGrip Mat is great for paper projects where you need to be extra careful, while the StrongGrip Mat is ideal for thicker vinyl and other stiffer materials. There’s also aabricGrip mat, just in case you need to trim some fabric. It’s not always easy to find each at your local craft store, which is why I recommend starting with one of each, just in case. And this set of four from Cricut is the best way to do just that.

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It’s fairly common for Cricut users to cut out a whole bunch of things at once and then spend an evening removing them until you have a nice pile of projects to work with. And the one thing every Cricut project has in common is that more light always makes it easier. When you’re at home, you have a lot of control over how much light you have to work with, and the BrightPad Go is a great way to help with lighting when you’re out and about. This rechargeable tablet lets you control how bright the backlight is, and it’s slim enough to take anywhere with you. It’s perfect for working on a project for a few hours when you’re not home, so you can always keep creating.

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Twixy

Having a place for your little scraps of weeding is essential. I’ve ruined several projects by accidentally incorporating a scrap of stainless ink onto a shirt, so I find this little mug very useful. Top flaps help prevent clippings from falling off and help pull them off the weeding hook.

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Revo

One of the most common things Cricut users tend to do if they decide to do things with clothes is a collection of family T-shirts. Whether it’s for a family vacation or a great idea for someone to stand out at a big outdoor event, iron-on shirt design can be very quick. Applying this design to a T-shirt so that it looks good is not always so easy, especially if you are applying a design to multiple T-shirt sizes. This is why it’s a good idea to have an alignment ruler guide, so you can make sure you get the correct placement with each shirt size.

This four-pack of t-shirt guides will help you graphic nearly every type of t-shirt without complications, and can be used over and over again.

While this particular brand is temporarily sold out, you can find similar styles at Amazon.