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Stencil on glass using vinyl silhouette.
The nice thing about having a silhouette cameo is that the projects you can create are endless.
That s right with just your silhouette etching cream and oracal 651 you can create a gorgeous etched design that s permanent and dishwasher.
How to create a vinyl stencil in silhouette studio.
If your design isn t grouped you should group all the elements together.
Stencil vinyl is the same cost as regular adhesive vinyl about 1 per sheet.
If you don t have the designer edition of silhouette studio you ll need to use dxf files and you can find the tutorial here.
I ve had a lot of people ask how i create my reusable stencils so here s a look at how i do it.
I m in love with my silhouette cameo and i ve used lots of different materials to make stencils for painting projects as well as glass etching.
They stencil vinyl from silhouette used to be gray so you could see it.
My go to stencil film.
How to use stencil vinyl.
Etching glass is so easy with armour etching cream.
Start by opening the file you want to turn into a stencil.
Tips for using stencil film with a silhouette.
Links supplies below supplies products silhouet.
Don t waste your money use regular adhesive vinyl.
For this silhouette cameo project you re going to want to use adhesive vinyl specifically oracal 631.
I love the look of this.
You ll likely hear people talking about 651 and 631 vinyl or permanent and removable and glitter and htv use this vinyl guide to understand the different types of vinyl for silhouette cameo and when to use them.
I ended up using the regular adhesive vinyl which was way easier.
Did you know that you can actually use adhesive vinyl to create a stencil for use with glass etching.
There are a multitude of products out there specifically designed for making stencils such as this and.
Use stencil vinyl to create unique one time use stencils for fabric surfaces when using fabric ink to create custom apparel or for when etching designs onto glassware using etching cream.
That makes it really hard to work with.
Overall i was impressed with stencil vinyl plain compared to using regular vinyl plain.
I also have step by step pictures on down if you want that instead.
Lucky you i have a quick video to walk you through how to use stencil vinyl.
The vinyl is clear which makes it extremely difficult to see on fabric.