Originally Posted by Dawnmarieodya
I have a queston about my accut It says you have to place your fabric perpendiclure to die what does that mean.no where can I find out where in my directons can i find info on laying fabric on this except folding it to cut more than one layer. Do you lay it on the bias or stright grain?
I think this would mostly apply to strip cutters when you are cutting folded fabric.
What I do is put a piece of painter's tape on the die and run it thru the machine. now you can see exactly where the blades are. Using a ruler and a sharpie marker (use a metallic one for black foam) carefully mark a perpendicular line on the foam near the end of the blades. Do this on the other end too. now when you cut a strip from folded fabric, you know that the fold is perpendicular and your strips will come out straight, not "V" shaped.