3 Creative Ways to Cut a Shirt with a Laser Cutter

This article explains the best ways to cut a shirt with your shiny new laser cutter and engraver which can make you forget to market to buy new shirts.

Introduction

Creating custom shirts at home with laser cutters is fun and crazy innovative. Cutting your shirts is the foundation of this hobby for which laser cutters are handy. They are more precise as there are no distortions compared to traditional scissors. They are also incredibly efficient in making perfectly straight lines and sharp corners, making aligning pattern pieces very easy. And best of all, these machines bring out your creative side.
Although the laser cutters are pretty fun to use, this niche can be overwhelming for newbies. This is why we have stated below our three favorite ways to cut a shirt and to get started with laser cutters.

1. Design Cutting

A laser cutter is used here to make designs on the shirt fabric which can be either by making a cut-out design, lacy pattern, or any other artistic design. The cut precision of laser cutters comes in handy in this technique as it allows you to be creative in a way that would be impossible to do by hand. One can also play around with different motifs and textures to create unique but fashionable shirts.

2. Pattern Cutting

As the name depicts, this technique uses a laser cutter according to a specific pattern required to make the particular shirt in which the general patterns can include the front and back, sleeves, and even collars. This technique is one of the most common ways to cut a shirt and is widely used in making shirts in bulk. Here, consistency and speed are very important. Again, the laser cutters cut accurately here and can deal with complex shapes and curves. This results in not only great and complex designs but also significantly reduces fabric waste.

3. Engraving

Laser cutters and engravers are not just for wood and hard materials, you can also engrave your shirts with a name or logo if you are daring to be a little geeky here. When doing this, a thin upper material layer is burnt out to excellent detail, creating a permanent mark. This is great because such engraving is prone to washing and exposure to water. The only thing one needs to take into account is to keep in check the parameters such as power, speed, and resolution.
To get the best results, we recommend to consider the Ortur LM3 laser cutter and laser engraver for cutting shirts and being creative with your design. It comes with a high precision 20W Diode cutting and engraving system with a quick focus stick, extremely efficient cooling and air regulation system, and a powerful in-house built software “Inspiraesth” to handle your creative projects.