For most Cricut projects, you’ll need to use an adhesive cutting mat (Cricut’s software doesn’t allow the Explore 3 to cut designs any longer than 6 inches without a mat).

The Cricut Heat app must be connected in order for the Hat Press to truly function. If you power it on without the app it heats to a default setting, which is fine for vinyl on most fabrics, but ...

With Smart Materials, I can cut an entire $28 12-foot roll of vinyl with a single set of instructions. That's cool, but there are 30-foot rolls of vinyl on Amazon for $5 more.

After testing out rolls of smart vinyl and sticker cardstock on the new Explore 3, the matless technology has become one of my favorite features of the Cricut. You can't beat the ease of Smart ...

Cricut makes two full-size smart cutting machines with different capabilities. Both the Explore 3 and Maker 3 cut materials like vinyl, cardstock, and heat-transfer vinyl.