You can use any of the current Cricut machines to cut faux leather because they all come standard with the regular fine point blade that I recommend using to cut faux leather. You don’t need a special blade to cut faux leather with a Cricut.

🛒If you need to buy or replace a Cricut, I recommend buying from the official Cricut website instead of Amazon or another seller. This is because Cricut will offer support (and a replacement, if necessary) if your machine is purchased through them and under warranty.

The current Cricut machines are: Cricut Maker 4, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker, Explore 4, Explore 3, Explore Air 2, Cricut Joy Xtra & Cricut Joy. (There is also the very large Cricut Venture, but I’ve never used one so I can’t speak to how well it cuts faux leather).

💡Important Note: Even though the Cricut Joy and the Cricut Joy Xtra can cut faux leather, they each have some drawbacks that make them less desirable for cutting faux leather. See those drawbacks below.

Cricut Joy Xtra

• No Faux Leather (Paper Thin) cut setting. Instead you need to create your own cut setting, which I demonstrate in this YouTube video.
• Inability to repeat or rerun the cut. This can be offset somewhat by adding multiple cuts to your own cut setting. 

Cricut Joy

• Inability to repeat or rerun the cut. The Joy used to have this feature, but not anymore. You can get around this somewhat by creating your own cut setting with multiple passes, which I demonstrate in this YouTube video.
• Size limitation for larger faux leather projects. 

Faux Leather

This is definitely the question I’m asked most often – where to buy faux leather for Cricut crafting! 

💡Important Note:  I am in the U.S. so my recommendations are U.S. suppliers. However, I’ve asked faux leather crafters from around the world to share their favorite suppliers with me . I hope this list will grow over time!

• The Polka Dotted Peach is my favorite supplier for faux leather, especially for prints. Their prints are beautiful and their sheets cut like butter with a Cricut! They ship to the U.S. and Canada. They also have an Etsy shop here.

• On Amazon I like the following solid faux leathers. I have used them for years and they cut well with a Cricut: Hguan brand  and Rayma brand

• Thicket Company is on Etsy. They have great solids, nice small pebbled textures, and chunky glitters.

• Art of Fabric Folding is on Etsy. They have both prints and solids.

• Craftyrific is on Etsy. They have both prints and solids.

• Ever Onward Printing is on Etsy. They offer custom prints and a few different scale options of the print, which is nice!
  
• Northern Boreal Design (Canada)

• Silver Fox Vinyl (Canada)

• Glitter Girl Supply

Other Supplies

• Cricut EasyPress Mini, Cricut EasyPress (I like the 9×9), or traditional heat press of your choice. The Mini is well worth the investment since it’s small and easy to use and press in specific areas.
• Heat Pressing Pad (I use the Cricut 8×10 mat with my EasyPress Mini)
• Purple Strong Grip cutting mat
• Green Standard Grip cutting mat
• Blue Painter’s Tape
• Weeding Tool (I have the one from this Cricut Tool Kit) or a Pin Pen
• Small Curved Scissors
• Flat Nose Jewelry Pliers – I like the Wubbers brand in the “Baby” size – Chain Nose Pliers and Flat Nose Pliers
• 1/16″ Hole Punch like this one or this one
• Heat Transfer Vinyl – I use Siser HTV, but you can use whatever HTV you prefer! I like Siser Easyweed and Siser Glitter HTV  – also available on Amazon, just search the type and color (ex: “Siser Easyweed Retro Mint”)
• Earring Hooks – I use the BeadNova brand from Amazon
• 6mm Jump Rings – I like the BeadNova brand from Amazon, here in Silver finish and here in Gold finish
• 8mm Jump Rings – I like the BeadNova brand from Amazon, here in Silver finish and here in Gold finish