Free Chinese paper cutting SVG

Chinese paper cutting clouds SVG

Which one? SVG for Cricut and lasers, DXF for the free Silhouette Studio, PNG to print.

Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with it.

Chinese paper cutting clouds, as a solid black shape
Chinese paper cutting clouds. The preview is the SVG file itself.

Three cloud scrolls drifting together, each a head of three round lobes with a curl cut into every lobe and a long tail trailing behind. One piece.

What is in the file

Size100 × 73 mm (3.94 × 2.87 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut13: 1 outer edge and 12 cut-outs
Cut length1,040 mm at this size
Narrowest part2.4 mm at this size
Nodes358 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,477 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

Will it cut at your size?

Scaling a design scales its thinnest part too. Here is this one at seven sizes, from 1 to 12 inches on its longer side, with how many copies fit a 12 × 12 inch sheet or mat.

Size, width × heightNarrowest partCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
1 × 0.73 in (25 × 18 mm)0.61 mm264 mm130Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
2 × 1.46 in (51 × 37 mm)1.2 mm528 mm35Vinyl, card and thin sheet
3 × 2.18 in (76 × 55 mm)1.8 mm792 mm15Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 2.91 in (102 × 74 mm)2.4 mm1,057 mm6Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 4.37 in (152 × 111 mm)3.7 mm1,585 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8 × 5.82 in (203 × 148 mm)4.9 mm2,113 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 8.74 in (305 × 222 mm)7.3 mm3,170 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest part is the thinnest neck that holds the design together; sharp tips are not counted. For wood and acrylic, keep it at least as wide as the sheet is thick. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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