Starch doesn't mesh well with fusibles. If using fusible you don't need starch. For the cricut I found that I had to use a brayer, a new mat that was super sticky, and the deep cut blade. I have not tried fabric on the silhouette so not sure what the steps are. I know with the cricut the cuts were never as nice as on my scanncut and I have found everything easier with my scanncut. since I have limited experience with the silhouette and my FIL mostly does vinyl as has not tried fabric yet I don't know what settings but for my scanncut I have a blade just for fabric, and I use a brayer on it as well. I have used the floriani fusible and have not had problems. On my MIL cricut I used heat and bond lite. I ouwld suggest going on youtube to find tutorials on cutting fabric with the cameo. There should be lots of info on it. I would test with scraps to get you settings right before cutting your actual pieces