WarpFor crafters
Curved and warped text that actually cuts
Cricut's Warp tool is desktop-only, in beta, and sometimes cuts a straight line. Our SVG is already outlined, so what you see is what the blade does.
Make arched text for a shirt Make curved text
Cricut
How to curve text in Cricut Design Space: three methods compared
The built-in Curve tool, the Warp tool, and uploading a curved SVG. What each is good for, and which one to use for shirts, tumblers and signs.
Arched text for shirts and hats: sizes, placement and the varsity look
Arch versus Arc, how wide to cut for adult, youth and toddler shirts, where to place it, and the two HTV steps people forget.
Curved text for tumblers: decorative arcs and the taper fix, with numbers
Why straight text slants on a tapered tumbler, the exact Bend value that fixes it for a 20 oz skinny, and sizes for arched names and quotes.
Cricut Warp not working? The fixes, in order
Warp missing from the toolbar, greyed out, or cutting in a straight line: a checklist that resolves each case, plus a no-Warp alternative.
How to use the Cricut Warp tool in Design Space (and when to skip it)
Where the Warp tool lives, why you may not see it, the 30 styles it offers, and the one bug that makes people give up on it.
Silhouette
How to warp and curve text in Silhouette Studio (Basic vs Designer Edition)
Text to Path in the free Basic edition, the Warp panel and Warp Templates in Designer Edition, and how to bring in a curved SVG when your edition cannot.
Laser cutters
Curved text for laser cutters: LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge
What LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge can each do with curved text, and how to prepare an SVG that engraves, scores or cuts as intended.
Other software
Warp text in Inkscape with Envelope Deformation, then export for Cricut
Step-by-step Inkscape path effect workflow for bending text, why you must convert to path twice, and a faster alternative.