Archer, Effie Archer · Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 105
a stencil pattern, draw a design such asa bunch of violets. Let every petal be separatedfrom the other and where the stems should intersect 78 NEEDLECRAFT leave a little space between. These little spacesor bridges are what keep the background together.Of course, as a usual thing, if you buy a… … Fig. 84. The cut stencil The design can be traced and cut on a piece ofheavy manilla paper: a coat or two of shellac makesthe paper stifler and somewhat waterproof. Theadvantage of using drawing paper is this, that itmay be cut with a pair of scissors, while a stencilboard requires a sharp penknife…
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