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Stencil on glass using vinyl silhouette.
Did you know that you can actually use adhesive vinyl to create a stencil for use with glass etching.
Cut out your custom design or letting using a silhouette cutting machine and then weed away the image thus creating your stencil.
Etching glass is so easy with armour etching cream.
I also have step by step pictures on down if you want that instead.
I ve had a lot of people ask how i create my reusable stencils so here s a look at how i do it.
Start by opening the file you want to turn into a stencil.
Some designs come grouped.
The nice thing about having a silhouette cameo is that the projects you can create are endless.
For this silhouette cameo project you re going to want to use adhesive vinyl specifically oracal 631.
They stencil vinyl from silhouette used to be gray so you could see it.
Tips for using stencil film with a silhouette.
The vinyl is clear which makes it extremely difficult to see on fabric.
Links supplies below supplies products silhouet.
Permanent vinyl removable vinyl silhouette vinyl contact paper etc.
I ended up using the regular adhesive vinyl which was way easier.
That s right with just your silhouette etching cream and oracal 651 you can create a gorgeous etched design that s permanent and dishwasher.
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.
How to create a vinyl stencil in silhouette studio.
If your design isn t grouped you should group all the elements together.
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.
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 love the look of this.
My go to stencil film.
How to use stencil vinyl.
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.
Lucky you i have a quick video to walk you through how to use stencil vinyl.
Overall i was impressed with stencil vinyl plain compared to using regular vinyl plain.