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            [message] => Hello everyone. I'm from Spain and I love making felt toys. I'm new to this forum and I love what you do.
I would like to ask you if you use cutting dies for making your felt toys and which ones do you recommend. I use circle dies to have perfect felt circles but I would lik some more ideas to buy new dies.
Thanks in advance and happy holidays!

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Thanks for your replay, RitaLucas. I love it too, and I really didn't used it as much for scrapboo ...[/quote]

Happy new year for you too!!
I used to know lots of sites to buy dies at a good price, if i find them again i will let you know!!
:)
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            [message] => Hi cicada82
I have a Big Shot machine, unfortunatly i don't use it for kite a few years since i moved to another country.
Like you the cutting plaques that i used the most was the circles and mabe some flowers, and belive me i have so many diferent ones.
For scrapbooking i used them more. My favourite was the bird cage and the christmas flowers.
Actualy i miss my big shot machine :(
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Hi cicada82
I have a Big Shot machine, unfortunatly i don't use it for kite a few years since i move ...[/quote]

Thanks for your replay, RitaLucas. I love it too, and I really didn't used it as much for scrapbooking, mainly to cut felt pieces. I would like to buy new dies but I'm a little lost and would love new ideas. Hopefully I'll find some interesting ideas in this forum.
I hope you can use it again and enjoy this lovely machine. Have a wonderful new year!
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Thanks for your replay, RitaLucas. I love it too, and I really didn't used it as much for scrapboo ...[/quote]

Happy new year for you too!!
I used to know lots of sites to buy dies at a good price, if i find them again i will let you know!!
:)
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Happy new year for you too!!
I used to know lots of sites to buy dies at a good price, if i find t ...[/quote]

That would be great! Thanks a lot.
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            [message] => Yup, I use a Big Shot too for cutting felt; especially the Big Diez that are quite pricey but are doing the job. 
Did you know that through AliExpress and such, you can order your own Big Diez die? If you have a standard toy or shape this could be an anwer.

Die cutting machines can cut through felt if the die itself is deep enough to cut through the thickness of your felt. If not, try to go back and forth and use scissors to do some final snips here & there.

Did you know that a die cutting machine is a bit 'stronger' on the left and right, but the 'weakest' in the middle of the cutting section? But be sure to use your machine evenly if you're repeatedly cutting out bookmarks (for example): use left and right and middle regularly.

Did you know that you can sharpen your dull cutting dies a bit?
It pays off to buy a small sharpening stone for sharpening knifes (not such plastic sharpening tools from dollar stores but a real stone) and metal instruments. It needs to have a fine grid, like for kitchen knifes and hunting knifes etc. Smoothly 'polish' as much cutting sides of your die as you can with the stone. It really helps.
The more expensive dies (e.g. from Sizzix) last longer and can be sharpened.

If I want to cut felt with a non-Big Diez die I lay a few layers of aluminium/aluminum foil under the felt first: plates/aluminium/felt/cutting die/topplate. That sometimes helps + does some sharpening at the same time too because of the aluminium.
Like cutting through a few layers of aluminium with your scissors helps them sharpen a bit.

:D Good topic! Have fun y'all!
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            [message] => Well, the dies from Sizzix and the other well known companies like Spellbinders are very good quality. They last longer.

So maybe buy your [b]need-to-have dies[/b] there? The price is a bit higher ofcourse.
Then all other [b]nice-to-have dies[/b] can be bought from whatever brand you like for the lowest price you can find.

Maybe this is interesting too? thesprucecrafts.com/best-die-cut-machines-4164938
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					<strong>cicada82</strong>
				Publish time 2021-12-29 21:35	</p>
			<h3>Big shot machine dies for cutting felt</h3>
		Hello everyone. I'm from Spain and I love making felt toys. I'm new to this forum and I love what you do.<br />
I would like to ask you if you use cutting dies for making your felt toys and which ones do you recommend. I use circle dies to have perfect felt circles but I would lik some more ideas to buy new dies.<br />
Thanks in advance and happy holidays!<br />
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					<strong>RitaLucas</strong>
				Publish time 2022-1-3 02:58	</p>
			<h3></h3>
		static/image/common/user_online.gif cicada82 static/image/common/clock.gif 2021-12-31 17:55<br />
Thanks for your replay, RitaLucas. I love it too, and I really didn't used it as much for scrapboo ...<br />
<br />
Happy new year for you too!!<br />
I used to know lots of sites to buy dies at a good price, if i find them again i will let you know!!<br />
:)				<p class="author">
					<strong>mggmgg</strong>
				Publish time 2021-12-29 21:59	</p>
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		Добро пожаловать! Счастливых праздников!				<p class="author">
					<strong>RitaLucas</strong>
				Publish time 2021-12-30 19:39	</p>
			<h3></h3>
		Hi cicada82<br />
I have a Big Shot machine, unfortunatly i don't use it for kite a few years since i moved to another country.<br />
Like you the cutting plaques that i used the most was the circles and mabe some flowers, and belive me i have so many diferent ones.<br />
For scrapbooking i used them more. My favourite was the bird cage and the christmas flowers.<br />
Actualy i miss my big shot machine :(				<p class="author">
					<strong>cicada82</strong>
				Publish time 2021-12-31 21:55	</p>
			<h3></h3>
		static/image/common/user_online.gif RitaLucas static/image/common/clock.gif 2021-12-30 12:39<br />
Hi cicada82<br />
I have a Big Shot machine, unfortunatly i don't use it for kite a few years since i move ...<br />
<br />
Thanks for your replay, RitaLucas. I love it too, and I really didn't used it as much for scrapbooking, mainly to cut felt pieces. I would like to buy new dies but I'm a little lost and would love new ideas. Hopefully I'll find some interesting ideas in this forum.<br />
I hope you can use it again and enjoy this lovely machine. Have a wonderful new year!				<p class="author">
					<strong>cicada82</strong>
				Publish time 2022-1-3 06:17	</p>
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		static/image/common/user_online.gif RitaLucas static/image/common/clock.gif 2022-1-2 19:58<br />
Happy new year for you too!!<br />
I used to know lots of sites to buy dies at a good price, if i find t ...<br />
<br />
That would be great! Thanks a lot.				<p class="author">
					<strong>KatharinaV-NL</strong>
				Publish time 2022-1-5 23:00	</p>
			<h3></h3>
		Yup, I use a Big Shot too for cutting felt; especially the Big Diez that are quite pricey but are doing the job. <br />
Did you know that through AliExpress and such, you can order your own Big Diez die? If you have a standard toy or shape this could be an anwer.<br />
<br />
Die cutting machines can cut through felt if the die itself is deep enough to cut through the thickness of your felt. If not, try to go back and forth and use scissors to do some final snips here &amp; there.<br />
<br />
Did you know that a die cutting machine is a bit 'stronger' on the left and right, but the 'weakest' in the middle of the cutting section? But be sure to use your machine evenly if you're repeatedly cutting out bookmarks (for example): use left and right and middle regularly.<br />
<br />
Did you know that you can sharpen your dull cutting dies a bit?<br />
It pays off to buy a small sharpening stone for sharpening knifes (not such plastic sharpening tools from dollar stores but a real stone) and metal instruments. It needs to have a fine grid, like for kitchen knifes and hunting knifes etc. Smoothly 'polish' as much cutting sides of your die as you can with the stone. It really helps.<br />
The more expensive dies (e.g. from Sizzix) last longer and can be sharpened.<br />
<br />
If I want to cut felt with a non-Big Diez die I lay a few layers of aluminium/aluminum foil under the felt first: plates/aluminium/felt/cutting die/topplate. That sometimes helps + does some sharpening at the same time too because of the aluminium.<br />
Like cutting through a few layers of aluminium with your scissors helps them sharpen a bit.<br />
<br />
:D Good topic! Have fun y'all!				<p class="author">
					<strong>cicada82</strong>
				Publish time 2022-1-6 19:18	</p>
			<h3></h3>
		Great answer, thanks a lot. If you have any dies to recommend, that would be great.				<p class="author">
					<strong>KatharinaV-NL</strong>
				Publish time 2022-1-7 19:11	</p>
			<h3></h3>
		Well, the dies from Sizzix and the other well known companies like Spellbinders are very good quality. They last longer.<br />
<br />
So maybe buy your need-to-have dies there? The price is a bit higher ofcourse.<br />
Then all other nice-to-have dies can be bought from whatever brand you like for the lowest price you can find.<br />
<br />
Maybe this is interesting too? thesprucecrafts.com/best-die-cut-machines-4164938				<p class="author">
					<strong>cicada82</strong>
				Publish time 2022-1-9 21:33	</p>
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