Can a Cricut machine cut felt? Yes! Cutting felt with a Cricut is one of my favorite ways to use my machine. It makes no-sew projects so super simple, but you might have questions, like which Cricut blade cuts felt? What about cutting felt with a Cricut Maker, Venture, Cricut Joy and Joy Xtra Machines, or the Cricut Explore line of cutting machines? We are going to cover how to cut felt with your Cricut so you can master those projects!
Types of Felt
So, what types of felt can you cut? That really depends on what type of machine you have.
- Cricut Explore Air and Cricut Venture machines: You can cut the Cricut felt with no backing or regular felt from the craft store with heat and bond added to the back. Thicker felts will not work well with this machine.
- Cricut Maker machines: You can cut all the felt! I have cut everything from Cricut felt to regular felt to super thick wool felt all with no backing and no issues!
- Cricut Joy and Cricut Joy Xtra can cut the Cricut felt or thin felt with heat and bond. Thicker felt will not work well with these machines.
Want to see sample cuts from different types of felt? Click here to read more!
What Cricut blades cut felt?
The blade you use is again going to depend on which machine you are using.
- Bonded fabric blade – I would use this for most felt thicknesses in the Cricut Explore Air and Cricut Venture machines.
- Fine point blade – If you are using the Cricut felt, you should be able to use this blade in your Cricut Explore Air, Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, and Cricut Venture machines.
- Deep cut blade – You can try this for bonded felt that is a bit thicker in your Cricut Explore Air and Cricut Venture machines.
- Rotary blade – If you have one of the Cricut Maker machines, I would hands down recommend this for any thickness of felt. It cuts like a dream!
How to cut felt with Cricut machines
While not all Cricut machines are advertised as being able to cut felt, most if them can! Here is some info for you to figure out if your machine is up to the task.
Cutting Felt with a Cricut Explore Air or Cricut Venture machine
Cutting felt with a Cricut Explore Air or Venture is a bit of a challenge in that the cuts are not always clean. But it is totally possible. Here is a rundown of the types of felt and how to cut them with your machine.
- Cricut Felt – Use the fine point blade and put the felt directly on the mat. Please note that felt tends to leave quite a bit of fiber on your mat so it may need to be cleaned more quickly.
- Regular Felt – You will need to add some sort of backer. Try a heat n bond material. Once the backing is added, put the material on your mat and use the bonded fabric blade for cutting.
- Thick Felt – Again it will need a backer, but you may need your deep cut blade depending on how thick it is. The thicker felts may not cut at all on the Cricut Explore Air or Cricut Venture machines.
Cutting Felt with a Cricut Joy
You can cut Cricut felt and some thinner felt with both the Cricut Joy and Cricut Joy Xtra machines. Since Cricut felt comes in 12 X 12 pieces, you’ll need to cut them down to fit on your Cricut Joy and Joy Xtra mats.
Place the felt on a green (standard grip) mat, and use a fine point blade to cut your felt with the Cricut Joy or Joy Xtra machine. There isn’t a felt cut setting on these, so you’ll have to experiment with finding a setting that works best for your felt.
Cutting Felt with a Cricut Maker
If you are lucky enough to have one of the Cricut Maker machines, it cuts felt like a dream! How to cut felt with your Cricut Maker? It is so easy! For ANY felt, just add it to the mat and when the machine prompts you to pick a blade click “edit tools.” Pick the rotary blade instead of whatever blade it is indicating to cut felt. Then cut away! I have had the best luck with the rotary blade when cutting projects and I have done a ton of them!
I would recommend using the pink fabric mat with felt and the Maker. Remember that you will ruin the mat more quickly as the fiber from the felt will shed excessively.
Tips for Cutting Felt with a Cricut
Here are a few tips and tricks I have learned from doing a ton of projects and experiments with felt and Cricut machines.
- Intricate cuts may not work no matter what you do. Some cuts are going to just be too much for the felt material. I do however get better and more intricate cuts with my Maker and the rotary blade.
- You may have to experiment with machine settings especially if you are cutting thicker pieces of felt. Pick what you think the material is like. For instance, you may pick denim or faux leather instead of felt as you are cutting a really thick piece. Just watch the machine carefully as it is cutting and adjust if needed.
- You can cut the design again, if needed. To make another cut on your material just click the “C” button again before unloading your mat. This allows you to experiment with materials without ruining a ton of it.
Felt Projects to Try
Now that you know how to cut felt with your Cricut, what can you make? Here are some sample projects to use with your machine.
Projects to make for kids
Gift ideas
Decor Ideas
So, now that you know how to cut felt with Cricut, are you ready to make all the things? Cutting felt with a Cricut is super easy and something that you should definitely try. You will be hooked on all of the no-sew projects no matter if you have one of the Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Cricut Explore, Venture, or Cricut Maker machines. If you have any more questions about cutting felt with a Cricut, be sure to leave them in the comment section below.
I have the cricut maker and rotary blade
and pink mat.
any felt will work!?
Also what setting to click on in design space
to Cut any felt?
Any felt will work. There is a felt setting in Design Space I believe. Or you can choose between medium and heavy fabric depending on how thick it is.
Hi! I was wondering if you ever have trouble with the rotary blade cutting too far on the felt—probably on the turns. So, say you’re cutting a flower, you might get small slits in between the petals. Is there any way to prevent that or is the rotary blade still the best blade to use? Thanks!
That will always happen with the rotary blade as it rolls over just a bit on each line.