user manual

12
Mat and Cutting Blade Combinations
Use the following chart to select the correct combination of accessories for the material to be cut or drawn on.
Depending on the machine model, some accessories listed in the chart may not be included. In that case, they
must be purchased separately.
* Use the deep cut blade with heavy weight fabrics (0.5 to 1.5 mm), such as felt and denim.
■ 1 Lightweight Paper
a Standard cut blade
b Standard cut blade holder (turquoise)
c Low tack adhesive mat (turquoise)
Attaching the Material (Lightweight Paper)
a Peel off the protective sheet from the adhesive
side of the mat.
Note
• Do not discard the protective sheet peeled off
the mat; save it for later use.
• When the mat is not being used, clean the
adhesive side and affix the protective sheet
before storing it. For details, see “Cleaning the
Mat” on page 58.
b Test attaching the material.
Before attaching the material to the mat, use a corner
of the adhesive side of the mat to test attaching it.
Check for the following when testing attaching the
material.
• The color does not come off the material when it is
peeled off.
• The material is not torn or deformed when it is
peeled off.
If any problems occur when testing attaching, use
different material.
c Attach the material to the mat’s adhesive side.
Cutting blade Mat Sheet
Recommended
Combination
Lightweight paper
(vellum)
Standard cut blade
(turquoise)
Low tack adhesive
mat (turquoise)
–
a (page 12)
Medium weight paper
(scrapbook paper)
–
b (page 13)
Lightweight fabric
(for quilt piecing)
Standard mat
(turquoise and purple)
High tack adhesive
fabric support sheet
(light blue backing)
c (page 13)
Lightweight fabric
(for any use other than
quilt piecing)
Iron-on fabric
appliqué contact
sheet (white backing)
d (page 15)
Medium weight fabric
(for any use other than
quilt piecing)
*Deep cut blade
(purple)
e (page 17)
a
c
b