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Practice cutting paper with the dies until you get comfortable using it. This way you won't waste your fabric. Paper will not hurt the blades at all.
Cut the paper to fit the die, then put the paper on the die, then the plastic mat. Then turn the handle while pushing the die to get it started in the roller. That's all. When you get comfortable then you can cut fabric just to fit on the die shape with about 1/4" over the blade lines.
Cut the paper to fit the die, then put the paper on the die, then the plastic mat. Then turn the handle while pushing the die to get it started in the roller. That's all. When you get comfortable then you can cut fabric just to fit on the die shape with about 1/4" over the blade lines.
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Onebyone, thank you so much for replying. I will try with the paper like you suggested. How do you cut 6 layers of fabric and which way do you put the fabric through? Does the label on the side of the die have to be a certain way?
Does it matter which side you put the die through the rollers? I'm sorry I'm asking so many questions.
Does it matter which side you put the die through the rollers? I'm sorry I'm asking so many questions.
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Scuddles, I am in the same boat as you, the best thing to do is go to You Tube and watch ALL the video's, that's what I did when I 1st bought my Go! I was and still am a beginner, but the videos have helped me very very much!
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The die can go in the roller from either of the two sides of the machine. It's just up to you which way you want to turn the handle. You can layer the fabric on the die to get more then one shape cut. I would start with 2 layers and work up to more. Usually I do four layers, it's easier to turn I don't pay any attention the label on the die. Most of my older dies, the label has rubbed off anyway. If you have any old fabric or clothes, put a few layers on the die and cut. Don't fret about it so much.
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For my rag die, I deliberately rotate the die every few cuts; due to the grain of the fabric it tends to leave fibers behind on the leading and trailing edge of the die and not the sides. So I flip it around and run it through and that somehow seems to clear the fibers out of the sides (that were front & back before). So it sort of evens up the fiber shedding and keeps the blades more cleared out. I think it'd probably cut fine if I didn't do that too, but I do it anyway. I don't think it matters at all which direction you put the dies into the machine for most of the block type dies. Strip dies pretty much have to go in a certain way but for squares, triangles, rectangles, circles...I don't think it matters.
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