Thread: Does anyone have a laser fabric cutter?

Originally Posted by Geri B

Well, interesting.....will have to look into that..price wise too! Wondering which would be more economical..a computer program that would draw geometric shapes - for EPP - anyone know of one, or this scan n cut.

Do you know about Inklingo? The gal's name is Linda Franz (http://www.inklingo.com/). She has all sorts of things set up to be printable.

With the silhouette you would just copy and paste as many times as you like to fill the page before cutting. Not sure about the scan & cut.

Is there a yahoo group for the Brother Scan 'n Cut?

I use my scan and cut for piecing as well as applique (I also dabble with scrapbooking and card making). The machine has more capabilities that I really need, but more is more - right? It will cut my square and draw the seam line also. With fabric, all you need do is starch it really well, or use a good stabilizer. I also cut templates from template plastic as well as hard cellulose from packaging. A bit pricey, but, to me, well worth the money.

I got the Cameo Silhouette primarily for use on fusible appliques and it works fine. I can either draw my own or download shapes or even with the special mat, take a photo and use that as the cut shape. I can also cut paper, vinyl, heat transfers and stencils. While it doesn't really work to cut multiple layers, you can repeat a shape over the entire screen and get multiple shapes--either of one shape or different shapes. I did some comparison shopping of it and the Brother Cut N Scan and liked being able to use my laptop(larger screen & a keyboard)and the price was about 1/2 of the Brother.