Free papel picado SVG

Papel picado flag with a hummingbird 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.

Papel picado flag with a hummingbird, as a solid black shape
Papel picado flag with a hummingbird. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A hummingbird hovering with its long beak at a trumpet flower, wings raised and tail fanned, in a lattice of squares above an edge of swags. One piece.

What is in the file

Size100 × 78 mm (3.94 × 3.07 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut90: 1 outer edge and 89 cut-outs
Cut length2,229 mm at this size
Narrowest part1.9 mm at this size
Nodes602 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,577 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 × 0.78 in (25 × 20 mm)0.48 mm566 mm120Too fine for most machines
2 × 1.56 in (51 × 40 mm)0.97 mm1,132 mm30Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
3 × 2.34 in (76 × 59 mm)1.4 mm1,698 mm12Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 3.12 in (102 × 79 mm)1.9 mm2,265 mm6Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 4.68 in (152 × 119 mm)2.9 mm3,397 mm2Vinyl, card and thin sheet
8 × 6.24 in (203 × 158 mm)3.9 mm4,529 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 9.36 in (305 × 238 mm)5.8 mm6,794 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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