How to mirror your cricut design.
Do you mirror vinyl for cups.
It has a stronger adhesive on the back to give it a better stick which is ideal for smaller designs.
So the first thing we need to talk about is why vinyl doesn t go on straight when applied to some tumblers you can blame the conical shape being wider at the.
So now that you know when to mirror your design the question is how do you do that.
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Since i know you re all dying to know i am going to share a few tips on what has worked for me.
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In my experience the answer is yes.
If you re using sticky vinyl adhesive you do not mirror your image.
If i ever have an issue of vinyl coming up it s because the letter was super skinny or.
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This vinyl can withstand washing by hand.
You want to cut on permanent adhesive outdoor vinyl like oracle 651.
Now that you know what type of vinyl to use on a mug you might be wondering if a certain type of decal will last longer.
However if your adhesive vinyl is going on the inside of a window or similar you mirror the design before cutting.
Thicker letters and images are ideal and will last longer.
As a general rule you do not mirror adhesive vinyl.
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When you go to cut your design click the mirror to on for each of the mats you are going to cut.
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The preview on the right will also show mirrored before you cut.
Outdoor adhesive vinyl in whatever colors you d like i used silver slate grey.
In this video i show you how to cut and apply vinyl to a mug using your cricut.
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It s actually really simple to do and i ll show you how.
You will need to do this for each of the mats.