Sunday, April 18, 2010

Big Shot Materials List for Bigz & Originals Dies

The following materials work well when creating die cuts with the Big Shot machine and Bigz and Originals Dies. Please note the maximum thickness of several materials. As a rule of thumb, you can cut a material with your Big Shot machine and Bigz or Originals dies if you can cut it using your Craft & Paper Scissors.

Thick corkboard
Thick chipboard (59 mil)
Colored magnet
Ruffle board
Paper wood
Balsa wood (3/32")
Bass wood (1/16")
Metal mesh
Aluminum (.016)
Tin (.008)
Adhesive and non-adhesive mat board
Drawer liner
Shelf liner
Vinyl
Static cling vinyl
Shrink film
Fine sandpaper
Clear acetate (20 mil)
Vellum
Card stock
Patterned paper
Flocked paper
Contact paper
Textured paper
Metallic paper
Linen paper
Suede paper
Embossed metallic paper
Basketball embossed paper
Faux alligator textured paper
Self-adhesive glitter paper
Fabric
Canvas
Iron-on fabric
Soft plush fabric
Burlap
Velvet
Corduroy
Lace
Heavyweight denim
Terry cloth
Funky fur
Thin leather
Quilt batting
Warm & natural batting
Fusible fleece
Self-adhesive craft metal
Self-adhesive cork
Self-adhesive foam
Self-adhesive felt
Self-adhesive magnet
Adhesive and non-adhesive rubber
Popup sponge
Poly foam
100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax)

When cutting fabric, although not necessary, it's helpful to place a piece of copy paper on each side to add a little stability to the fabric when going through the Big Shot. It also helps to keep the threads from catching in your die and your acrylic pad.

Hope you find this helpful information.

Cath ;D

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