Preparing a large hand-cut stencil

Designs for printing on fabric or postersare larger and usually more complicated than regular stenciled text and illustrations. You probably need to hand-cut a stencil from cardboard or sturdy plastic.

Here are some guidelines to follow when you prepare a large hand-cut stencil:

• Use a very sharp blade.
• Cut all the way through the stencil as cleanly as possible.
• Be extra careful to cut corners very neatly.

• Cut the inside parts of the design first and work outward.

• Cut toward angles in the design. Starting from the angle might tear the stencil.

  Illustration

• To cut smaller designs on mimeograph stencils

  See:	How to prepare a mimeograph stencil by hand How to prepare a mimeograph stencil by using a dot matrix printer

• Task module: Preparing a large hand-cut stencil
• In task module: How to print on fabric with a silk-screen printer, by Robin Rempel
• In task module: Using a silk-screen printer
• In task module: Printing literacy materials
• In task module: Producing printed materials, by Anne Klaassens (contributor), Robin Rempel (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor, contributor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), Diane Wroge (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Developing instructional materials, by Trudy K. Stewart, Leah B. Walter (contributor), and Trudi C. Hunt (contributor)
• In task module: Developing an instructional program, by Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), Patricia M. Davis (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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