Free banner SVG files

Putting words on a banner

Every ribbon here has an empty front band for text. On the classic ribbon the band is 66 mm long and 22 mm tall at the file size of 100 mm wide, which takes one short line: a name, a date or a two-word greeting. Scale the whole banner up rather than squeezing the letters, and keep the text height to about half the height of the band so it does not crowd the edges.

For the curved banners, type the text and use the curve or text-on-path tool in your cutting software until the letters follow the band. To cut the words out of the ribbon, slice the text from the band. To add them in a second colour, cut the text on its own and layer it on top.

Ribbons, bunting and real hanging banners

The bunting rows are single pieces: the flags are welded to the string, so they cut as one decal, card topper or cake topper. They are pictures of a banner, not a banner to hang.

To make a banner that hangs, use the flag template. Scale it to the height you want, cut one flag per letter from card of 200 gsm or more, and thread string through the two holes. At 150 mm tall each flag is 96 mm wide, so two fit side by side on a sheet of A4 or US Letter.

When cutting ribbons from vinyl, weed from the band outwards. The inside corner where each tail meets the band is sharp, and pulling towards it keeps the tails from lifting.

How to open the files

• Cricut Design Space: choose Upload, pick the SVG, and add it to the canvas. Set the width you want; the shape is already welded.
• Silhouette Studio: Designer Edition and above open the SVG. The free Basic Edition does not, so open the DXF instead.
• LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge: import the SVG, then set the layer to cut, score or engrave.
• Inkscape, Illustrator and Affinity: open the SVG. It is a plain filled path, so you can recolour it, add a stroke or combine it with your own work.
• Printing or sublimation: use the PNG, which has a transparent background.

Each design page lists the file’s narrowest part at seven sizes, so you can tell whether it will survive at the size you plan to cut.

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