Product Description
HOW TO CUT A STENCIL Tracing the Stencil Design - Choose a piece of Mylar big enough to allow a 1" border all around your stencil design.
Stencil Film/Mylar: Place the design under the Mylar and tape both to the cutting mat or glass plate. Trace the stencil pattern onto the Mylar using a felt-tip or technical drawing pen (be careful the felt-tip smudges).
Cutting the Stencil - Once the stencil pattern has been traced onto the stencil material you are ready to cut. Hold the craft knife or stencil cutter like a pen; rest the heel of your hand on the cutting surface (cutting mat or plate glass) and cut towards yourself. If you are cutting a long straight line you may cut away from yourself but use your ruler to help.
Craft Knife: Always cut a stencil on a proper cutting mat using only your fingers to move the knife and at the same time use your other hand to move the stencil so that you are constantly cutting towards yourself. Push the point of the blade through the Mylar and then flatten it out, in that way you will use the whole blade. Don't remove the knife until the whole shape has been cut out. When you reach a corner or sharp point lift the heel of your hand and move the stencil around, do not remove the knife.
Electric Stencil Cutter: This handy little tool takes most of the hard work out of stencil cutting; it does however take a bit of getting used to. The electric cutter uses heat to melt the Mylar. Use the plate glass, not the cutting mat or you will melt that too. If you leave it in one place for too long you could end up with ridges around your stencil window, so keep it moving or lift it off the stencil. All you do is trace the design with the tip of the cutter remembering to lift the tip when rotating on a corner. Don't hold it in place like you did with your knife, or you will end up with a much larger hole than you wanted or needed.
Feature
Stencil blank sheet sizes: 4x 7.5"x 11.5" - 6x 7.5"x 7.5" - 9x 7.5"x 4.5"
Stenciling is one of the easiest and CHEAPEST ways to decorate - update your look by using different colors, motifs and patterns.
ECONOMICAL alternative to wallpaper and decals - you only need to cut one and you can cover a whole wall.
Suitable for use with ANY TYPE OF PAINT and any stenciling method - use 1 color or a combination of colors and clean up with soapy water.
Made from white translucent Mylar the original stencil film- NOT CLEAR FILM you can't even see until you start painting it.
Brand : Stencils for Walls
MPN(PartNumber) : BM3501S
EAN : 4903553119648
Package Dimensions(LxWxH) : 34x21x1cm ; 658 g