Creating A Stencil For Tracing On A Mat

One of the most common materials for stencils is vinyl because it s sturdy and reusable.

Creating a stencil for tracing on a mat.

The stencils on this site are all formatted to print on an 8 5 x 11 letter sized paper. Print your stencil of choice. Then place your stencil pattern on top of your cutting mat and put the mylar sheet on top of that. In the end it s a personal choice of which material works best for you.

Tricky to transfer from cutting mat to doormat i used spray adhesive and pins to keep the stencil from shifting. Secure both sheets with tape. Cut out the design from the stencil sheet. Use masking tape or painters tape to securely attach your page onto a plastic stencil sheet.

Making stencils on the silhouette or silhouette cameo. Once you ve decided on your design draw or print it on a sheet of paper at the scale in which you want the stencil. Creating a stencil in silhouette studio in this tutorial we re going to make a stencil design on our silhouette or cameo using the silhouette studio software and then cut it from a clear acetate or transparency to use over and over again. Tape the printed stencil onto the back of a stencil sheet.

If you take the time to make sure your stencil won t move around and if you use a good painting technique you will get great results too. So to make a stencil you need to go to the left toolbar and click shapes highlighted and then select the square.