The best Cricut Black Friday deals

Cricut is a cutting machine, which can do everything from quilting to paper crafts and even wood working and clothing design, it really is the do-all gift. Its machines enable you to create a design on a computer and then automatically cut it out from material such as paper, vinyl, card, felt, fabric, leather or matboard.

Cricut machines are often subject to some healthy discounts on Black Friday. We've seen discounts across the range in previous years, with savings of over $100 on the more expensive machines and bundles. If you want to take up digital crafting, Black Friday is one of the best times to get all the kit you need to get started. And if you've been looking to upgrade your current machinery or accessories, we recommend doing so in this period.

Yes, historically Cricut has also offered significant discounts on Cyber Monday. Generally, these are the same Black Friday discounts that run into Cyber Monday. Last year we saw bundle deals as well as offers on machines and accessories.

We think the Explore Air 2 is the best Cricut for the price (and therefore best for new users who are just trying it out). It's a bit less powerful than other machines in the range, but it still packs a healthy range of features. But with possible discounts on other machines over Black Friday, it's possible you'll be able to find a more powerful Cricut at a considerable discount, opening up possibilities.