Silhouette SILH-Blade-FAB Fabric Blade

Awesome blade for fabric however in case you do not know the regular blade and the fabric blade are the same. They just put the fabric blade in the blue unit. Never use your fabric blade for anything but fabric. I have my blades designated for fabric, one for paper and one for vinyl. This way my blades last much longer. Cutting paper will dull your blade fast. When I change out my vinyl blade I send it to my paper cutting blade box and I do the same with may fabric cutting blade. I am very well organized LOL so if you do this make sure you keep your paper cutting blades all in one place and be careful not to get them mixed up.

This is a great buy for a fabric blade and the second I have ordered from Amazon. The blade stays sharp for a long time and I have been pleased with its performance in cutting and lasting sharpness.

I'm the type who needs to make her fabric-only tools REALLY obvious! I use loud ribbons tied to my sewing scissor handles so I remember to never use them on paper, and the bold blue of this Silhouette blade accomplishes the same thing. :-) The blade cut very intricate letters when used with the regular cutting mat (I don't have a thick media mat) and the Silhouette sewable interfacing, and my babies' first birthday shirts turned out really cute! (If I do say so myself.)

Just about everything you've heard about the Silhouette is true. It's one of those things that you'll wonder how you lived without. Since I work primarily with fabric, I got this blade. It's so nice to no longer have to hand cut little designs out of fabric. My fingers would get tired, and yes, even professionals cut themselves! And then bleed on the fabric...the smallest cuts end up in disaster.Now that I have the fabric blade for my Silhouette, I can cut anything that I can design in the Silhouette Studio application. I really like unique things, and that's reflected in everything I make. The blade is perfect for appliques, custom designs, and if I want to create something for my home just for fun. I'm really happy with it.

The blade works great on fabric and is adjustable for depth, but be careful. Use a setting of 1 to 3 to start and do a practice of something very tiny first. If you accidentally cut through the mat, repair by keeping the piece in place then just affix on the back side with duct tape. Practice first before cutting big pieces. Spend time learning because it is necessary to accomplish tasks with this unique tool. AND, this type of blade and the Silhouette machine it works in are wonderful for pre-cutting applique shapes of fabric that will be stitched onto clothing, etc. Again, practice by using a lower setting to avoid cutting through the mat. Write down your settings for various pieces of fabrics. Keep notes for future reference.

I have had this blade for so many years and I am still cutting fabrics and felts with it! All a out the care and the mats. Hope to never need another but would repurchase if need be.

I have bought these blades many times and since they are absolutely necessary I cannot compare them to other blades. Personally, I like the fact that they have a blue and a black blade because I use my blades for different projects and this helps to keep my fabric projects all on one blade. The problem I have with these blades is that they do not seem to last very long. I realize that a blade will last longer with some projects versus others, but I find posts all the time from other people saying that they have used the same blade every day for multiple projects and haven't had to replace their blade even once in over a year. I seem to be replacing mine (for fabric more often) every other month IF I'm lucky. I don't even use it every day!Cleaning the strings and fabric out of the blade is not easy, either. The instructions are rather lacking and although I have found some information online, the best information has been from trial and error. As far as if this is a good blade... it is EXACTLY like the black ones (which I knew when I bought it) and has the same length of life on similar materials than the black one would. Do you need a blue one instead of a black one? I don't think so. It's more of a convenience factor, so go with whatever is the cheapest at the time. I AM happy that I can usually buy them on Amazon with Prime and not have to pay for shipping plus the cost is often times lower than through Silhouette directly.

Does its job pretty well. Cuts right through fabric and fingers. It doesn't even care that it just flayed your finger open to the bone and you run around the house screaming like a little girl until someone brings you the super glue and the tequila. Keep away from emotionally challenged Emo girls that can't handle the real world.