Creating A Stencil For Tracing On A Mat

Use masking tape or painters tape to securely attach your page onto a plastic stencil sheet.

Creating a stencil for tracing on a mat.

This will unlock the proportions so we can stretch it into a rectangle. 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.

Secure both sheets with tape. When your square pops up on the bottom left click the little lock. One of the most common materials for stencils is vinyl because it s sturdy and reusable. To create a vinyl stencil at home choose and print your design then cut it out with an x acto knife.

Cut out the design from the stencil sheet. Tape the printed stencil onto the back of a stencil sheet. 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. 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. In the end it s a personal choice of which material works best for you.