Free paper snowflake SVG

Fold and cut pattern for the classic paper snowflake 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.

Fold and cut pattern for the classic paper snowflake, as a solid black shape
Fold and cut pattern for the classic paper snowflake. The preview is the SVG file itself.

One wedge of the classic snowflake, a twelfth of the whole, inside a fine line that marks the folded paper. Fold your sheet into a wedge of this shape, lay the pattern on it with the long sides on the folds, and cut away everything that is not black.

What is in the file

Size52 × 100 mm (2.04 × 3.94 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut4: 1 outer edge and 3 cut-outs
Cut length475 mm at this size
Narrowest part5.7 mm at this size
Nodes54 curve and line segments
Also found asPaper snowflakes to fold and cut templates SVG

Measured from the file. PNG: 1,073 × 2,000 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
0.52 × 1 in (13 × 25 mm)1.4 mm121 mm160Vinyl, card and thin sheet
1.04 × 2 in (26 × 51 mm)2.9 mm241 mm45Vinyl, card and thin sheet
1.55 × 3 in (39 × 76 mm)4.3 mm362 mm18Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
2.07 × 4 in (53 × 102 mm)5.8 mm483 mm10Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
3.11 × 6 in (79 × 152 mm)8.7 mm724 mm3Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
4.14 × 8 in (105 × 203 mm)12 mm965 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
6.22 × 12 in (158 × 305 mm)17 mm1,448 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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