Much like driving your car, the die is traveling through the cutter. Typically, both wheels will go over the bump at the same time, making your car do a little jump, but what if you drove over that bump one tire at a time? Well, you would have a much smoother ride, right? Now, imagine driving your car over a speedbump. You’ll notice that geometric shapes that have crosswise blades will be set on the die board at an angle. So, why all the fuss about lengthwise grain? To explain, let’s take a look at a die. The lengthwise grain will make a higher pitched sound as you tug it than the crosswise grain, or as we like to say, “high and tight, low and wonky.”
You’ll not only see that the lengthwise grain doesn’t stretch as much as the crosswise grain, but it will sound different, too. If you don’t have the selvage left on your fabric piece, don’t panic! You can tell which direction the lengthwise grain is by doing a little tug test.
It’s the tightest direction of your fabric and runs the length of the fabric, the same as the selvage edge. The lengthwise grain of fabric is the direction that the fabric is woven. Two-tone foam, so you know just where to place your fabric and reduce waste.Specially engineered dog-eared corners to help line up complex shapes perfectly every time.Shapes already have dog-ears removed, so no more tedious trimming is needed.The GO! Fabric Cutting System is designed for quilting, and since we’re quilters, we know what’s important! Not only do the dies make cutting 90% faster, but here are some of the great built-in features: Here's a quick video with AccuQuilt Cutting Expert, Pam Heller, talking about mats: If you can see daylight through the cracks in your mat, it's past time to replace it!.When you notice your cuts are not as clean as they once were, it’s probably time for a new mat.You should get hundreds of cuts from a mat.You will see cut marks in your mat from every cut, but that’s normal.Move the mat around on the die when possible to “spread out” the cuts.To prolong the life of your cutting mats: You can cover an entire die board with fabric, but only the part covered by fabric and a mat will cut! While the blades in the dies will never need sharpening, mats will need to be replaced. No mat, no cutting! Without the mat to “smoosh” into, there will be no cutting. Because the blades are not rubbing against each other, they will never need to be sharpened.
#Accuquilt qube manual
Whether you are using a manual ( GO! Me or GO!) or electric ( GO! Big), the cutting basics are exactly the same.
The cutter compresses (or as I like to say, squishes) the foam, so the blades push through the fabric into the cutting mat - it’s that simple. To make a cut, you lay the die down, foam side up, cover the shape(s) you want to cut with up to six layers of cotton fabric, cover with a GO! Cutting Mat, and put it through any GO! Fabric Cutter. The foam keeps your hands safe when handling the dies. GO! Dies are constructed with incredibly sharp blades, mounted in a wood base, and surrounded by foam.
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