Glitter HTV Cut Settings: Get the Perfect Silhouette Cut

Glitter HTV is one of those cutting materials that causes a lot of headaches when cutting...

Silhouette Cameo, glitter HTV, glitter heat transfer vinyl, cut settings

I've cut lots of glitter HTV in my day (a girl's gotta sparkle, right?!). I thought I'd share the best cut settings for glitter heat transfer vinyl I've found. These seem to work for getting a perfect cut every.single.time.

Best Silhouette CAMEO Cut Settings for Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl

With these settings the glitter htv will cut like butter and weed with ease.

Don't forget to cut with the shiny side down. Cut lines are often tough to see on Glitter HTV so just take your time and you'll soon be as addicted to this stuff as I am!

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23 comments

scrappinmykidsMarch 6, 2015 at 11:42 AM
do you use a mat when you cut your vinyl or just insert the htv?
UnknownApril 7, 2015 at 10:49 PM
Thank you, this worked great!
UnknownMay 16, 2015 at 10:34 AM
What do you mean "shiny side," the non-colored side? The htv I have is more like the hologram glitter and both sides are shiny.
UnknownSeptember 21, 2015 at 4:17 PM
Best help I have been able to find! Silhouette School Never Fails!
*B*September 22, 2015 at 11:54 PM
Wowza! These REALLY are the perfect settings. Glitter HTV always gave me issues and I just cut a design and peeled off the extra with no issues.
The Henline FamilyOctober 1, 2015 at 12:38 AM
This saved the day! Thank you!!!
UnknownOctober 23, 2015 at 3:51 PM
Thanks - those settings worked great!
Judy BienvenuJanuary 16, 2016 at 5:08 PM
Would the settings be the same for the Siser ColorPrint & Cut Glitter Vinyl?
HildieFebruary 9, 2016 at 3:54 PM
Worked perfectly on my gold glitter HTV! Thanks a million!
UnknownApril 5, 2016 at 5:42 PM
My project turned out great!
Tara KirkSeptember 15, 2016 at 10:31 PM
I just used your recommended cut settings and you are right! Cut beautifully and was so easy to weed. Thank you!
UnknownSeptember 27, 2016 at 11:38 AM
do you recommend double cut?
UnknownSeptember 27, 2016 at 11:38 AM
do you recommend double cut?
AmyOctober 16, 2016 at 2:08 PM
One tutorial says to use a cutting mat. This one should specify yes or no on that front, because with a cutting mat, this setting did NOT work! It cut right through the backing. Ruined a good sheet of HTV. Bummer...
Mary AnnaOctober 20, 2016 at 8:45 AM
I use these settings with a cutting mat and have no problem at all. I use this for Siser and also for the Cricut brand HTV that they sell at Michael's. Thanks for all of your recommendations and tutorials!
Jennifer VApril 7, 2017 at 4:07 PM
I could kiss you right now, Melissa. I was over here trying to cut glitter HTV and getting close to murdering someone. Then I used your settings and BAM! Perfect cut! Thank you!
UnknownApril 28, 2017 at 12:06 AM
Oh! You are such a savior! I haven't cut glitter HTV in some time so I did a Google search for settings and found your post. I knew I could trust your recommendations so off I went. I didn't use a mat and this worked perfectly! I use a CB09 blade and left it where I have it set for 651 and just used your machine settings and it weeded easy peasy. Thank you so much!
FarahOctober 19, 2017 at 1:38 AM
Thank you so much! your settings were perfect all along and I wasted a day and a half trying to figure what I was doing wrong. I'm not sure if this helps anyone, but make sure the blade is locked in place and the locking tab is pushed in (you'll see green through the little hole). The blade is NOT supposed to pop up during the cutting process, which is the problem that I was having therefore not being cut properly, my blade was never locked in. The blade doesn't lock in just by pushing it down, the tab sticking out MUST be pushed in. Thank the lord for your blog!
AnonymousOctober 28, 2017 at 7:34 AM
Just saved me from insanity thank you!
CoraApril 4, 2018 at 7:29 PM
HI. I dont have these options. I got my heat transfer glitter from aliexpress. The option in silhouette cameo dosent work and my program shows different in setting then yours :(((
UnknownMay 4, 2018 at 2:07 PM
I got my blade on 10 and speed 4 and thickness up to 18,I sure hope this cuts now. I saw where you have your blade on 4, my new blade will not cut at 4. Thanks
UnknownNovember 8, 2019 at 5:45 PM
You have no idea how helpful this was!! We spent 2 days trying to figure out why we couldn't get this crap to cut right!! You rock!
Adam KlemannJuly 23, 2023 at 3:24 PM
These settings worked really well. My blade is dull so I did tell it to do a second pass. Was one of the easiest weedings I've done in a while.

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