Scan N Cut Mats

First let me say, I love my SNC! With that said when I first got my SNC there was some tears, screams, hair pulling and more! I had to walk away from my SNC a few times. After some hard work and doing a lot of reading, plus the lost of a few mats (may they RIP) my SNC and I got along. So please don't give up and NO its not you!

The first things, first. I had to learn what accessories I have and what they do. I started with the mats.

 

• Low Tack Adhesive Mat: Specially designed for delicate or thin PAPER like printer paper or vellum
  
• Standard Mat Adhesive Mat : Specially designed for a wide range of materials from FABRICS to handmade papers
• Middle Tack Adhesive Mat: The adhesive strength is between the Low Tack Adhesive Mat and Standard Mat. Specially designed for various types of paper (thickness ranging from 0.1mm - .3mm
• Photo Scanning Mat: Specially designed for scanning delicate materials such as photos and precious documents. Do not use for cutting.

Also

• High Tack Adhesive Fabric Support Sheet: Designed for multiple uses (depending on fabric type). Use with Standard Mat for cutting (not included). For cutting patterns without seam allowance, use Iron-On Fabric Applique Contact Sheet (not included). Apply sheet with adhesive area on the mat.

 After I put my High Tack Support sheet on my Standard Mat I found it was too sticky for light  quilting fabric. It would fray the edges when I tried to remove the fabric.So I bought another Standard Mat increased my starch and use the Standard Mat for lighter quilt fabric.

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Starch Wonderful Starch for Scan N Cut

I wanted to write this for some of my Scan N Cut friends. I hope this helps.

Starch is a wonderful product to use for sewing. Starch is a great tool to use for quilt piecing so you don't stretch your quilt top while piecing. However, today we will talk about the basic idea of starch for beginner's. Starch is a paste like liquid to put into fabric to give you body or stiffness. Using starch for your Scan N Cut is very crucial step.

NOTE: To use starch the fabric MUST have natural fibers (cotton) in order to soak up the starch.

Spray your fabric lightly and evenly, let the starch soak in for a minute or two. Press fabric.  Repeat, The more layers you spray the more stable the fabric will become. You can also starch both sides of the fabric. Making the fabric extremely stiff is important for the Scan N Cut. Don't worry all the starch will wash out when laundered.


Once you feel that the fabric if stiff enough you are ready to place the fabric on your mat. Before you know it you will have a perfect cut.

 



 Starches that I use

I use Best Press for my everyday quilting but I use Faultless Heavy Starch for the Scan N Cut. The Best Press is awesome but a bit pricey so I use the less expensive Faultless since you have to use so much of it. Any good starch will work.

Happy Quilting