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If your question is not answered there you can also email us if you'd prefer. If you've just added an entry and it doesn't appear immediately below, hold down the control key on your keyboard and click the reload or refresh icon on your browser. Name: Mary Date: 2 May 2008 19:48:33 GMT I would like to paint a large US flag on the side of an old barn. Could your stencils be used for this purpose. If so, what are my options as well as costs?? Thanks Reply from Rachel Date: 3 May 2008 14:26:14 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. Yes, we do have a US flag stencil and yes, you could use our stencils on the side of your barn. However, you didn't mention a size and I think that might be an important consideration. We can make stencils up to virtually any size. If a stencil exceeds the maximum size we can make it in one piece, then we start making it in sections with registration marks. The US flag stencil is on a few layers (so you can get the different colours). Depending on how big you wanted to go, it might actually be something easier to create with tape at least for the blocks of colours and stripes. Once you get very big, any stencil is going to become floppy - especially something like stripes. What might work for you is to tape off and paint the whole flag shape, then tape and paint the blue area and then red/white stripes (all with tape). Finally, get a stencil to put the stars on. If you contact us with the overall size of the flag you want to create, we can help you with measurements and with the star stencil for the 50 stars. If you want a really large flag, this might actually be the easiest way to achieve it. Anyway, if you e-mail us with sizes, we can look at it and get back to you with more detail. Name: Lorraine Date: 23 Apr 2008 19:44:38 GMT Email: <katlc59@peoplepc.com> From: k Iam new at stenciling and was wondering if you could stencil on vynl roll shades. Thank You for your time Reply from Rachel Date: 24 Apr 2008 09:15:52 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. Actual vinyl is difficult to stencil onto because the paint might not key properly and therefore scratch off with use. It is definitely easy and possible to stencil fabric roller blinds. If your blind is fabric backed with vinyl (like a blackout blind) and you are stencilling on the fabric side, then that should be no problem. But if both sides of the blind are vinyl then I wouldn't recommend stencilling it. If you would like to discuss your particular blind further, then please do not hesitate to e-mail me. Name: kathleen Date: 20 Apr 2008 16:16:17 GMT Email: <kkephart123@yahoo.com> From: San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico I am interested in painting and stenciling the fascia of the portales of my house which receives a great amount of sunshine through out the year and of course is exposed to weather. What would you recommend as a protective coat? We have used in the past Polycrylic, with some success in more protected areas. Thank you for your time Kathleen Reply from Rachel Date: 21 Apr 2008 16:05:28 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. This is a tough one to answer because you do experience such extreme weather conditions - mainly direct sunlight. I am not sure that I can advise you properly given that we experience so much less sunshine in England. I would think that your main concern is going to be fading and as far as I am aware, there are fade resistant paints available and Mexico is probably one of the best places to find it because of the sun experienced there. You can stencil with almost any kind of paint so if there is an exterior paint they use there, there is no reason why you cannot use that to stencil with. I will say that water based products are easier to use than oil based. If you can find this, then you might not need a protective coat (i.e. varnish) because that type of paint should be designed to stand up on its own. The only thing I can recommend is that you talk to someone at your local paint suppliers and tell them exactly what you want to do. Hopefully they can advise you best. I can say that the acrylics we sell as stencil paints do stand up quite well to outdoor use, but unfortunately we do not get to test them in the strength of lovely sunshine you get so I cannot say whether they would hold up as well in your conditions. I am sorry I could not give you more specific information. Name: Jan van Horebeek Date: 18 Mar 2008 13:11:08 GMT Email: <javaho@skynet.be> From: Leuven, Flanders, Belgium " Pied-de Poule " that I found in your brochure (Ambiance - Atelier) is not available on your site ! Price ...etc. ?? Reply from Rachel Date: 19 Mar 2008 09:12:51 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. The "Pied-de-Poule" is not a stencil. It is a vinyl sticker and can be purchased from another partner with Levis, a company called ApplePie Design. We did design three stencils for Levis: Polka Dot Fever, Chesterfield and The Walls Have Eyes, but the Pied-de-Poule design is not a stencil. If you go back to www.levis.info/atelier and select the "Pied-de-Poule" look, then click on the listing to buy the sticker. Scroll down the page. The first listing will be for us, but below that you will see the link for the Apple Pie design web-site. That will take you to their web-site. Name: Brian T. Martin Date: 16 Mar 2008 04:55:18 GMT Email: <boo-radley.btm@comcast.net> From: Newark, DE, USA Hello. I was wondering if you could help me with my project. I have some fabric I want to frame and I want to use a stencil as the matting so that the cut out on the stencil will allow the fabric to show through. In order to do this I would need the stencil printed and cut out on something thicker (preferably picture matting) so that the rest of the fabric does not show through. Is this possible? Reply from Rachel Date: 17 Mar 2008 12:11:23 GMT What an intriguing sounding project! We do not have the facility to cut our stencils onto thicker, opaque stencil material, but I would certainly like to investigate further to see if we could help you out. If you could e-mail me with the design you are interested in (and the size), then I would happily look into it further to see if we could do something for you. Name: Donna-lee Date: 3 Mar 2008 15:30:36 GMT Email: <dborovansky@hotmail.com> From: East Bethel, MN, USA I am looking for a Paridise Palm in a full size. Do you have anything similar to GR66-L in a larger size? Reply from Rachel Date: 3 Mar 2008 16:02:31 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. We can often custom size our stencils. When you say "full-size", what sort of size did you envision? I have made a larger version of this stencil before, but it depends on how big you need to go. If you contact us with the size you would like, then I would be happy to look at it and if it can be done, come back to you with a price and how to order special size stencils. We look forward to hearing from you. Name: Gay Grimsley Date: 5 Feb 2008 23:44:19 GMT Email: <grimsley0707@bellsouth.net> From: Asheville, North Carolina, USA I want to use stencil OTT26 No.2 as an allover wall design..Is the whole stencil 5x7 or is the design element 5x7? Would it be an appropriate stencil for doing a whole room or would it take forever??? Reply from Rachel Date: 7 Feb 2008 09:32:06 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. I am happy to clarify what the measurements refer to on repeat patterns because it is not always clear. On OTT26, the 5" x 7" refers to the cut out area of the design. In this case, the cut out area includes 4 motifs. Each little motif is 2.14" high x 2.09" wide. If you need a larger stencil, you have two options: 1)we can do a straightforward enlargement which means that the stencil stays exactly the same, but everything gets bigger i.e. the sheet size and the motif size. 2) we can make a custom stencil where the motif size stays the same, but more of them are cut out giving you a bigger sheet. If you would like to discuss either of these options then please e-mail us. Name: Kay Perret Date: 1 Feb 2008 01:58:34 GMT Email: <kgperret@hotmail.com> From: Puyallup, Washington, USA On stencil # GMT 52 (repeat no. 22) there is a section with an oval and the motto of the Order of the Garter around it (Honi soit qui mal y pense)and lions with fleur de lis in a shield or crest in the middle. I used it in a class once, just that part, and would like to order it, if possible, but I can't seem to find it. Is it possible that this is a separate stencil? The one I used doesn't have the shield part inside the oval or the little wingdings separating the words, but otherwise looks very similar. The oval is 10 inches tall by about 8 and 3/4 inches wide. I'd really like to use it again. Thanks for your time. Kay Reply from Rachel Date: 7 Feb 2008 13:38:25 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. The "Honi Soit..." section of GMT52 is a seperate overlay so can be made as a seperate stencil. In fact, I can also cut you the shield and strap section as a seperate stencil too if you would like that. It is classed as a custom stencil and is not available to order via our web-site, but can be ordered by telephone. Our phone number including international codes for calling from the US is 011 44 1661 844 844. There is 8 hours difference between us so if you telephone in the morning your time, you can catch us in the afternoon our time. We look forward to hearing from you. Name: Celsi Richfield Date: 29 Jan 2008 23:22:04 GMT Email: <celsi.richfield@ntlworld.com> From: Brighton, East Sussex, UK For an all-over pattern, is it the black shape or the white shape which shows the colour when stencilled? Thank you. Reply from Rachel Date: 30 Jan 2008 11:37:22 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. In most cases, the shapes shown in black are the holes in the stencil, but in other cases, it is the reverse. If you e-mail us with the code number of the stencil you are interested in, we would be happy to confirm on a case by case basis, which parts of the stencil are the cut out areas, because there is no rule that applies to all of them. Name: kate duda Date: 15 Jan 2008 01:40:16 GMT Email: <kedped@yahoo.com> From: syracuse, ny, usa I,m looking for thr stencil used in the Spring/summer 07 magazine WINDOW & WALL IDEAS. PAGE94. The resource guide lists your company for this bird stencil.thank you Kate Duda Reply from Lesley Date: 15 Jan 2008 09:42:29 GMT Dear Kate The stencil you are interested in is FS4 Tree of Life and is in the Far Eastern section of our online catalogue. It comes in 3 sizes and there is also a photograph of the largest size that has been used to decorate a kitchen so you can get another view of how it has been used. Name: Helen Robertshaw Date: 13 Jan 2008 02:58:25 GMT Email: <etom37@verizon.net> From: Leesburg, FL., US. I like your pineapple stencl(GR74)but it is a little too big for where I wan't to put it .Can I get it 10% smaller? thank you Reply from Rachel Date: 14 Jan 2008 12:25:08 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. We can shrink GR74 Pineapple by 90% which would make it 20.7" tall x 22.5" wide. Would that fit your space? Although we can adjust the sizes of stencils in most cases, it becomes trickier when shrinking a stencil because the stencil becomes more and more fragile. This is why we always take a look at custom sizes on a case by case basis and will advise you if we think it is a bad idea. However, in this case, I think it will be no problem. There is a 2.00 GBP extra shrinking charge. The best way to order, if you would like to go ahead, is to order the standard size stencil securely through our web-site and then e-mail us straight afterwards asking us to shrink it by 90%. We will make the adjustment and e-mail you to confirm we have received your instructions. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Name: Heike Fischer Date: 16 Dec 2007 16:47:11 GMT Email: <hei_fisch2001@gmx.de> From: 73773 Aichwald, Germany I dont anderstand english. Can I speak german? Sorry, ich würde gerne eine Schablone bestellen. Doch mein Englisch ist nicht so gut. Habe ich da eine Chance in deutsch? Reply from Rachel Date: 17 Dec 2007 14:15:40 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. I am sorry, but sadly we do not speak German, but we do have a supplier based in Berlin who would be happy to help you. They are Biofarben, Pariserstrasse 51, 10719 Berlin and their phone number is +49 30 8809 7730. If you contact them, they will be happy to help you with stencil orders. Name: rachel bragg Date: 6 Dec 2007 23:40:42 GMT Email: <rachelbragg@hotmail.com> From: london, united Kingdom when i order a stencil do i recieve it already cut out? Reply from Rachel Date: 7 Dec 2007 10:04:14 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. All our stencils come ready cut with only some also available uncut. If they are available in both uncut and cut versions, you will see two prices. If you click on the code to put an item in your basket, I believe that it is the cut version that is automatically put in your basket...in other words, you would have to change it to uncut to get that version. If there is only one price for a stencil, then it is for a ready cut stencil. If you are at all unsure and want to confirm what you have ordered, then simply e-mail us after you have placed your order and we will confirm everything for you. Name: Mary Date: 1 Dec 2007 12:25:54 GMT Email: <rlcook@alltel.net> From: Nick, Ky., USA TheDec/Jan issue of Domino magazine shows a feather stencil called "feather solo" on page 140. The attribute it to this website. I have not been able to find it among those shown. Any idea why? Reply from Rachel Date: 1 Dec 2007 12:36:25 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. The stencil mentioned in Domino is our 174 Feather Solo. Here is a link directly to the page on our site showing this stencil: http://www.stencil-library.com/docs/cat010.htm or you can use the search on our site and enter "feather" as your key term and all of our feather stencils (we have several) will come up for you including the feather solo. Name: Kilby Hanna Date: 5 Nov 2007 17:51:01 GMT Email: <kilbyhanna@aol.com> From: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Hello! I am interested in DE 94, tile no. 7. If it is a tile is it strictly for use on the floor or can you use them on a wall too? Thanks for any help! Reply from Rachel Date: 6 Nov 2007 09:18:08 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. You certainly can use the tile designs on your wall. Any stencil design can go on any surface you can get paint onto. I think it would look fantastic on the wall. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Name: Sandrine Hennuy Date: 5 Nov 2007 10:49:43 GMT Email: <sandrine.hennuy@teledisnet.be> From: Rocourt , Liège, Belgium Hello ! I saw your products years ago on a tv show called "houses behaving badly" on BBC ! I was searching for them for a long time ! Now I found you !!! I would like to ask you if you would accept payment made to your IBAN account ? I'm living in Belgium and I know it's possible to send money by bank account in Europe using the IBAN number. And if you accept how I could place my order. Thank you so much in advance ! I'm waiting for your answer ! I wish you a lovely monday ! Best regards, Sandrine. PS please forgive my bad english as I'm a french speaker :) Reply from Rachel Date: 5 Nov 2007 12:23:52 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. I am so glad you found us again. Yes, we can accept payment by bank transfer as long as you pay any bank charges that may occur before you transfer the money. The best thing to do is to place your order through the web-site. When you come to the payment page, you will see there is an option for either filling in your payment details or electing to phone or fax your details in later. Select the option for phoning or faxing your payment details in later and submit your stencil order. We will then contact you with information on how to pay by bank transfer. We look forward to hearing from you! By the way, your English is perfect...far better than my French. Name: carol Date: 1 Nov 2007 17:24:01 GMT In the reduced price section there is a large paisley stencil x495 and the comment reads 'floral overlay only ' - to clarify does this mean the stencil only comprises of the interior floral design and no actual paisley outline ?? many thanks Reply from Rachel Date: 1 Nov 2007 17:45:28 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. I am happy to clarify. The large paisley stencil comes in two layers and the first layer is a general paisley shape with some of the detail. The second layer, the part included in this special offer section, is mostly the floral detail, but it also includes the scalloped edge so is still quite defined as a paisley shape. It will work well on its own. Also, the two broken bridges mentioned are on the smallest medallion shape...both paisley shapes seem to be perfectly fine so you would be getting a great deal here. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Name: Kathleen Date: 29 Oct 2007 23:53:30 GMT Email: <jguisefamily@dmcibb.net> Where can one find the sheeting used to create stencils with. Is it "mylar" paper? Reply from Lesley Date: 30 Oct 2007 09:46:42 GMT Hi Kathleen The material we use to make the stencils is called mylar and it is a strong flexible plastic. You can purchase it directly from us. If you go onto the website it is in the accessories section. The code for it is ACC014 and it is called stencil film. It comes at 48 inches wide and is priced at 4.25 pounds sterling per linear foot. Name: Kristie Date: 28 Oct 2007 22:52:28 GMT Email: <kristie_s_weber@hotmail.com> I am interested in the leopard stencil but am not sure which size to order. Do the larger sizes mean the stencil itself is actually larger, or does it mean the pattern (i.e. leopard spots) are larger? Reply from Rachel Date: 29 Oct 2007 09:30:19 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. We have a few different leopard spot stencils. In the General Section, code number 349 is a large sheet with small spots on it. In the Budget Stencils section, NC3 is a small sheet with small spots on it. MD2, in our Modern Design stencil section, comes in 4 sizes. The standard size is a small sheet with small spots (the same as NC3). But with each increasing size, not only does the sheet size increase, but also the spot size. I would say 349, NC3 and MD2 in the standard size have realistic sized spots. MD2-M, MD2-L and MD2-X have larger than life spots - the spot size getting bigger on each size. If you would like the general measurements of the spots on any stencil, please contact me and I will be happy to confirm. Name: Lynn Blanche Date: 20 Oct 2007 17:12:02 GMT Email: <lcblanche@att.net> From: St. Joseph, LA, USA I have a few questions to ask about a few of the stencils and I'd like to have the phone number to the local affiliate here in the United States. Thank you. Lynn Blanche Reply from Rachel Date: 22 Oct 2007 10:50:29 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. Our affiliate in the US is Stencilwerks. They are in Allentown, PA and their phone number is 1-800-357-4954. They will be happy to answer any questions you may have. If you have any problems getting in touch with them, please do not hesitate to let me know. Name: pam schmidt Date: 15 Oct 2007 22:23:21 GMT Email: <pjdcreations@yahoo.com> From: zionsville, indiana, usa can i order stencil de68 repeat enlarged into a production size/ Reply from Lesley Thompson Date: 16 Oct 2007 09:26:36 GMT Hi Pam Stencil DE68 is what we call a repeating pattern. It will come with the design of the flowers cut out in the stencil and it will be surrounded by drawn images of the same design so that you can stencil through the cut part and then move the stencil so that the drawn part covers the stencilling that you have done exactly and you can continue to repeat the pattern as many times as you wish in all directions. This way you will be able to cover a whole wall if you wish. The size shown below the design is the size of one cut image which is 12x11.5inches. If this is not large enough it could be enlarged for you if you can tell us what size you require. Name: colleen Date: 9 Oct 2007 19:59:21 GMT Email: <collg@excite.com> From: petaluma, ca, us me again. I looked in faq but don't see...how do I know how many layers or stencil sheets a stencil is? And, is uncut what I think it is? thanks again, Colleen Reply from Rachel Date: 10 Oct 2007 10:32:55 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. Most of our stencils are single layer designs, but some are more than one layer. The multi-layer designs are usually shown in either colour or shades of grey as well as black and white. If you need to know, the best thing to do is to e-mail us with the code number(s) of the stencil you are interested in and we will be happy to confirm the number of layers and any other information you would like to know about a particular stencil. We are always happy to confirm specific details of any of our stencils. If you e-mail us, we try and get back to you within 24 hours (it is a point of principle with us). Uncut means the design is drawn on the stencil film and you have to cut the pieces out yourself. Cut is ready to use. All our stencils come Cut and only some are ALSO available uncut. The price difference reflects the amount of time and difficulty involved, but again you can e-mail us to get specific information. Name: colleen Date: 9 Oct 2007 19:47:30 GMT Email: <collg@excite.com> From: petaluma, ca, us when I try to cut n'paste the corresponding number/letter code from the "as seen in" page of the web site to the search box to locate a stencil, i keep getting a msg. that it cannot be located. for instance TR15 Folk Art as shown Victoria mag.02. many thanks! go Red Sox! Reply from Rachel Date: 10 Oct 2007 11:20:04 GMT Many thanks for your comment. I am particularly pleased you posted this entry on the notice board, because the workings of the search term facility are complex and we are always working on ways to make it work for our customers better, but are also glad to have the opportunity to explain how customers can get the best out of using it. We are going to look at expanding the search facilities for a better return on entries especially relating to the "As Seen In" and "Photo Gallery" sections which are different from the stencil categories. The search facility does "read" entries literally. In other words, the more you enter into the search box, the more unlikely it is for you to get a return because it registers one word after the other and unless that series of words matches a series of words exactly, it will come back with no results. To make best use of the search facility, it is best to use short, succinct phrases. This does not mean that your term has to be vague. For example, if you had entered TR15 then the stencil would definitely have come up. Whereas if you enter TR15 plus other words, it might not have done. We always recommend in order to get the best out of the search facility that you either use a single word (in the singular is best too), simply a stencil's code number, or as short a phrase as possible. So, in this case, either "folk", "TR15", or "folk art" would have worked whereas others might not have. It is worth mentioning that the search term facility works because humans (mostly me) sat down and wrote out a series of words or phrases for each of our 3500 stencils. We update the terms on a regular basis and monitor terms people might use but get no return on in the hope of improving our search term facility all the time. If you put something in and don't get a return, it is worth trying again with a shorter phrase as that will often work. We try and think of as many search terms as our customers are likely to use, but do miss some. If you are still unsuccessful, just e-mail us and we will be happy to tell you what we have and how to find it on our site. At the moment, the search mainly looks through our stencil categories (the ranges as opposed to the "As Seen In" or "Photo Gallery" sections). Based on your enquiry, we are going to look at ways to get the search to access these ranges too so I thank you for bringing it to our attention. In the meantime, if you (or anyone else) has trouble finding something, please do e-mail us. Name: Juliet Date: 7 Oct 2007 14:47:47 GMT Email: <julietmpound@aol.com> From: Edinburgh, UK Hi, In this months Easy Living Mag there is a picture in the supplement page (Easy Living Kids) pg 19 with Half the wall painted in a solid colour finished at dado height with stencil in the same solid colour. I would like to do something similiar to my 4yr old daugthers room, I've looked at many of your stencils but can't imagine which would be sutiable for that sort of effect. ps, the article mentions your website Reply from Rachel Date: 8 Oct 2007 12:16:48 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. Basically the effect in the magazine was created by using a stencil as a template and then handpainting the design solid in the same colour at the lower half of the wall. The reason they do not mention a specific stencil of ours in the feature is because the stylist created her own for the shoot. Almost any stencil will work, but a border strong shapes so that you can create that silhouette effect will work best. You stencil the border on the wall first and then paint in any details so the shape becomes solid. You then paint the bottom half of the wall the same colour. I don't know what sort of theme you are interested in, but we have hundreds of borders. If you find one you like and want to know if it will work well with this sort of technique, please do not hesitate to e-mail me. Name: Pedro Date: 26 Jul 2007 17:43:32 GMT Email: <araujoxx@netcabo.pt> From: Lisbon, Portugal Hello again! First of all thank you for replying to my message some time ago. I followed your advice and ordered the video announced on your website. Since then I've been making some experiments, simple things on canvas or just paper (practicing and hoping I'll be able to do it on the walls). This time I'm "bothering" you with a question: how can I find out more about the pearlescent paints I've seen in the video? I quite like the effect they give because it's quite subtle, doesn't make it look too heavy on the walls and the lighting effect looks great. Thanks in adavance for your time and attention. Pedro Reply from Rachel Date: 31 Aug 2007 10:05:07 GMT You are cetainly not bothering me if you have questions! Please ask as many as you like. I just wrote an entry on our blog about pearlescent paints. If you go to our blog address www.designinspiration.typepad.com and look for the post dated July 28th titled "Visit our House: Rachel's Attic Bathroom". As you read the post, you will see there is a section at the bottom to read more about pearlescent paints and I go into quite a lot of detail about them there. They are not listed on our web-site yet because they are so subtle and therefore hard to show, but if you want to order them, we are happy to send them to you in Portugal, just let us know. We have pearlescent white, gold, red, blue, green, orange, and violet. The effects are fabulous with them. You might enjoy our blog....it is all about stencilling: inspiration and ideas, with lots of photographs. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Name: Glyn Jones Date: 2 Jul 2007 12:23:06 GMT From: Cardiff, UK, UK the front of the Craig & Rose opulence colour card has a circular stencil that i'd like to get hold of. It's a large circular polka-dot type stencil, with larger dots on the left-ish side of the circle, and shading out to smaller dots on the right. would you know if it's one of yours??! Reply from Rachel Date: 2 Jul 2007 12:34:07 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. Yes, it is our stencil. It is MD68-M Crescent and it is in our Modern Design range. They used the medium size on the brochure which is 14" diameter. It comes in three other sizes as well. You can order it securely through the site. Name: Jan Date: 11 Jun 2007 18:04:07 GMT Email: <cruisers@shaw.ca> From: Calgary, AB, Canada Are your stencils suitable for use with etching mediums? Reply from Helen Morris Date: 12 Jun 2007 12:56:00 GMT Yes, I have used the stencils many times with a product called Etchall. It etches the glass but the stencil remains unharmed. So far we have not found any decorating product that harms the stencils. When etching it is important that the stencil is adhered well to the glass. We use a coating of Spraymount to hold the stencil in place. Name: Ambrosia Date: 10 Jun 2007 11:52:42 GMT Email: <fccy@spidernet.com.cy> From: Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus I have just taken on a big project to do the interior design for a modern Mexican restaurant. My theme is Frida Kahlo. I wanted to know whether you were planning in the future, hopefully before July! to do more things like doilies, mexican roses, mexican tiles, anything slightly more retro and americana than the usual cacti and sombreros? I'm also interested in something Russian like Babushkas/Matrioshkas etc? Reply from Rachel Date: 11 Jun 2007 13:06:55 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. If you are doing a Mexican theme, the most important thing is the colours. Mexican style is full or bright, vivid colours: pink, yellow, green, blue, red and black. The beauty of stencils is that you can use any colours you like and that will totally affect the look of a design. I went through all the stencils, ignoring which range they were in, and chose several designs that I thought would have a real Mexican flavour if done in the appropriate colours. Here is a list of the code numbers and the ranges they are in: 240, 249, 250, T1, MO4, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 336, 326 (General); OTT20, OTT40, OTT46, OTT52 (Ottoman); BW25 (Blue & White); DE118, DE121, DE123 (Arts & Crafts); DE304, DE336 (Art Deco); JA45, JA71 (Japan); MD64 (Modern); MT1, MT4, MT8 (Mosaic); BB20, BB26, BB42, BB105 (Budget). Funnily enough, I have the film "Frida Kahlo" on video and have not watched it yet, so I will go home this evening and watch it and see if anything else occurs to me, but I kept in mind the theme you mentioned when choosing the stencils. I think that a selection of stencils from my list done in bright colours will look very appropriate and in keeping with the Mexican style. With regards to your enquiry about the Russian theme, we have several folk art designs that done in bright, primary colours (red, blue, yellow, green, black and purple) would look right. Do a search for "folk art" on our site and a list of stencils in this theme will come up for you. Also have a look at the stylised floral borders in various ranges. These could also work. I do not have any Babushka or Matrioshka stencils in our range, but we could always look at doing a custom design for you, just contact us with a picture. Name: Teresa Avery Date: 6 Jun 2007 15:49:44 GMT Email: <bob.tess@btinternet.com> From: laleham, england I have a small conservatory which i have painted green and either side of the door i have stencilled an orange tree with stem approx 4ft tall.I need a design to compliment these on the sides under the windows on wooden panels approx 2ft sq.I was thinking ferns but can't find any in your catalogue.We live by the Thames and want a natural look.HELP! Reply from Rachel Date: 7 Jun 2007 12:47:24 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. We do have a few fern stencils in our range. If you go to our site and enter, you will see an option for using the search. If you enter "fern" as your key term, they should all come up for you. You can click on the picture to see a larger version. We can do custom sizes of stencils if needed, just e-mail us. You also might want to have a look at our 357 Foliage stencil and this might compliment your trees. It is a sheet of component parts that you can piece together in any confirguration you like (just enter "357" in the search to bring that up).Check out JA73 Willow in our Japan range (or enter "JA73" in the search). This one would fit the space quite well and would suit the natural theme well. There are some other stencils in our Garden Room section that could be nice too: GM63, GR66, GR64, GR68, GR71, GR69, GR70, GR72, GR73, GR75, GR77, GR78 to name a few that I thought would fit the panels and compliment your trees and have a nice natural look to them. Have a look at those and let me know what you think. If none of those appeal to you, I am sure there will be more that would work. Name: Pedro Date: 1 Jun 2007 11:35:14 GMT Email: <araujoxx@netcabo.pt> From: Lisbon, Portugal This is just to say I find this site very inspirational. I wish I had the courage and was gifted enough to do something like this in my flat, but I don't dare. Anyway, great ideas and beautiful photos here. Thank you. Reply from Rachel Date: 1 Jun 2007 11:55:52 GMT Thank you for your kind comments! You should try something out in your flat. There are a few simple rules to follow when stencilling, but it is quite easy to do. If you are interested in learning how to stencil, we do both a book and a video (both called "The Stencilled Home") listed in our Accessories range, which go into great detail about both the technique to use and how to plan your scheme. The great thing about stencilling is that you are only working with paint so nothing is permanent. If you need to, you can always paint it out. We are always happy to try and help as well. If you purchase a stencil, it is always a good idea to practice on paper first and if you have any questions, you can always contact us. That is the beauty of stencils....you can create great effects quite easily. Name: Wendy SKaggs Date: 23 May 2007 17:24:50 GMT Email: <cummingpediatric@bellsouth.net> From: Cumming, Georgia, USA Is it possible to order a catalog with your stencil designs? Reply from Rachel Date: 24 May 2007 08:05:55 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. We do have a catalog of our stencils. It shows our range of over 3500 stencils as well as supplies. It comes in two versions: a paper catalogue which costs 12.00 GBP or a CD Rom (there is a GBP or USD version) for PC's which costs 6.00 GBP. The CD also has about 180 colour photos on it for inspiration as well as tutorials. Alternatively, you can browse our stencil range and order securely from our web-site. If you would like to order either of the catalogs, they are listed in the "Accessories" section on our site. Name: Amy Date: 22 May 2007 20:00:20 GMT Email: <dandri_a@bellsouth.net> From: Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, USA On you Cherry Blossom Tree Stencil DR2, can you tell me how tall and wide (approx.) this would be on the wall once put together? Thanks. Reply from Rachel Date: 23 May 2007 10:53:11 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. I cannot really specify the width of the design once you start to put it together because the way you use the DR2 cherry blossom stencil is completely up to you. I have seen this stencil used several times in many different ways: sometimes as a proper tree shape, sometimes as a more random, freeflowing pattern. It is a great stencil for filling in awkward spaces because you dictate the direction it goes in (so you can "grow" it around windows or doors for example). It was designed so that it would look fairly realistic in scale. For example, the flower heads on this stencil are roughly 1" diameter. I have seen it used in narrow spaces as well as gorwing along entire walls. It seems to work well and look good in just about any situation. I hope this helps and if you have further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Name: Gina Date: 11 May 2007 21:25:11 GMT Email: <gcurrie58@yahoo.com> From: Candor , New York, USA I am looking for a company tht will make custom letter stencils out of cardboard/tagboard or sometimes called stencilboard. These stencil will have to be large (about 20") for floor stenciling. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Reply from Rachel Date: 12 May 2007 09:41:39 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. Although we can make custom letters, we cannot make them out of the cardboard you describe. We make our stencils out of a product called Melanex which is a milky white transluscent polyester film (125 microns thick). We have just added some great large alphabet stencils to our range. They are in the Bid & Bold section, come in three styles and go up to 45" tall! If you can use plastic stencils, please take a look at this range as it may be exactly what you are looking for. You can access it off the catalogue page. Our standard sizes are 15", 30" and 45" but we can easily make a special size of 20" for you. I hope this is of interest. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Name: Mary Ellen Date: 23 Apr 2007 17:56:29 GMT Email: <mellen211@msn.com> From: Philadelphia, PA, USA I wanted to do a raised border using joint compound. How would any of the celtic borders work? Or if i just do TP10 or TP11 - the border part, what are the dimensions of just the border and not all the other items in the package? thank you Reply from Helen Morris Date: 24 Apr 2007 13:24:41 GMT Hi Mary Ellen. There should be no problem with joint compound in any of the Celtics as far as I can see. One of my friends uses it a lot and buys two stencils. She marks all the registration points from the stencil to the surface first then stencils every alternate one giving the compound time to dry. She dabs off the stray gloop after each repeat. The spare is for stencil drying time and incase of damage. The two designs that you mentioned are rather small, if they are too small we can look at enlarging them for you. The border on TP 10 is 3/4ths of an inch high with a pattern repeat of 6 inches and the TP 11 border 3 and 1/4th of an inch high with a repeat of 8 and 1/2 inches. Name: Ambrosia Sakkadas Date: 18 Apr 2007 16:36:26 GMT Email: <fccy@spidernet.com.cy> From: Nicosia, Cyprus I have over the years accumulated a huge stencil collection from you and have cut many myself. I am an interior designer and about to open my own showroom. Unless I have something custom made, does anyone have any ideas for a storage system to keep all my stencils flat and undamaged? Or if anyone knows of any companies online that supply large storage systems maybe with acrylic or plastic drawers so tha they can all be filed? Reply from Rachel Date: 20 Apr 2007 12:21:19 GMT There are a few options you can look at for storing your large stencil collection. 1) Furniture i.e. Architects Plan Chests: these are usually quite large, about 48" x 48", with slim drawers. We have a couple of old ones made out of wood, but you can also buy modern versions made out of metal. You can keep several stencils per drawer interleaved with paper. Investigate architects or draftsmen's supply outlets (a search online should help). Shelving: a stenciller had a simple shelving unit build with big, wide shelves, but each shelf only about 6" apart. On each shelf she keeps several stencils interleaved with paper. Attached to the edge of each piece of paper is a tag with the design code number that sticks out at the edge of each shelf so that when she needs to find a specific design, she can just look at the tags and slide out what she needs. If you are having custom shelves built, then choose a size that will accomodate most of the larger stencils. If you have an extremely large stencil, then just roll it up in paper to store (no point in having huge shelves just to accomodate a couple of exceptionally large stencils). Before you want to use it again, pull it out and unroll it and roll it back the other way for a few days to flatten it out again. 2) The other option is plastic files: Graphic designers and artists get these large plastic folders to store art and they will also work well for stencils. There was a company in the US that made these clear plastic vinyl folders called "Stencil Savers", but I cannot locate them at the moment. The only downside to plastic folders is that you will then have to store those somewhere. Another customer also suggests making plastic folders using heavy card for one side and clear plastic for the other. A commercial seamstress should be able to sew them up and the advantage of this is that you can have them made to the size you need. Name: Denise Tombs Date: 13 Apr 2007 21:06:38 GMT Email: <denisetombs@btinternet.com> From: southampton, Hampshire, UK I am interested in buying a polka dot stencil as I have seen one used in the Crown paints brochure. I would like to achieve a similar effect and am wondering the diameter of the circles in stencil NC21. Thanks for your help. Reply from Rachel Date: 14 Apr 2007 16:37:29 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. There are two stencils in our range that you can use to recreate the effect shown in the Crown Paint "Fashion for your Walls" brochure. NC21 is a small sheet (size 20 x 25.5cm) and each dot is 31mm in diameter. The other stencil (and the one actually used for the shoot) is MD33-L which is in the Modern Design range. MD33 comes in 4 sizes, but not only does the sheet size increase but also the dot size on each stencil, so to have the same size as used in the brochure, you do need the LARGE size (MD33-L). The sheet size is 83 x 63cm and the dot size 35mm diameter. Either stencil will recreate the look in the brochure, but one is a smaller sheet than the other. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Name: Ann Date: 14 Feb 2007 18:23:25 GMT Email: <ann.g.neumann@smithbarney.com> From: NYC, NY, USA Hi just received your catolog in the mail and was disappointed the chinoiserie wasn't included....anyway why y166 cheaper than ch1 is this a misprint thanks ann Reply from Rachel Date: 15 Feb 2007 12:34:36 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. The Chinoiserie range is so new that we have not been able to produce a print catalogue for this range yet, but it is something we are working on. We just decided to launch the range online first. I will let you know when a catalogue of the Chinoiserie range becomes available. Y-166 is a special offer price for the CH1 stencil and the paints that were used in the picture shown in the Photo Gallery. When you look through our stencil range online, certain stencils will have a camera icon next to them which means that we have a photograph showing the stencil used in a room (to help with inspiration). We decided to offer some of the stencils together with the paints used in the photo at a discounted price for our customers. So, it is not a misprint, just a bonus for our customers. Name: Chris Date: 13 Feb 2007 21:13:51 GMT Email: <galec@lafayette.edu> From: Bangor, PA, USA I am reading your stencil dimensions and would like to know if it is height by width and whether the picture of each stencil is the actual width. I am trying to envision the number of repeats per stencil. Thank you. Reply from Lesley Date: 14 Feb 2007 10:14:27 GMT Dear Chris The dimensions shown are height by width. If you could email sales@stencil-library.com with the actual stencils you are interested in I could give you more information about the individual stencils. Name: Sarah Mellon Date: 12 Feb 2007 20:53:16 GMT Email: <sarahmellon@comcast.net> From: Baltimore, Maryland, USA I noticed that nder some of your stencils are the words " cut" or "uncut." Would you please tell me the diference. As you can tell, I am quite a novice in stencilling. Thank you, Sarah Mellon Reply from Rachel Date: 13 Feb 2007 09:56:45 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. "Cut" stencils are ready to use and "Uncut" stencils are where the stencil design is drawn on the film and you have to cut the pieces out yourself using either a scalpel or heatpen cutting tool. The price difference reflects the level of difficulty and/or time involved. Please note: all our stencils come ready "Cut" with only some also available "Uncut". If you see only one price then it is for a "Cut" stencil only. Name: Lynn Date: 5 Feb 2007 21:36:42 GMT Email: <lcblanche@att.net> From: St. Joseph, LA, USA I am interested in your NC4 Swirls, but I think the concentrated design will be too busy for my 9X6’ seisel rug with 5” border. I read in your notice board that you can enlarge a stencil so that the scale increases. I believe this is exactly what I need. What do you think? Will this lay out well for a rug? I don’t want it to look like a series of boxes of swirls. Please suggest. Also, do you have a distributor in the US? Thank you. Reply from Rachel Date: 6 Feb 2007 11:42:38 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. Yes, we can increase stencils so that the scale of the pattern increases. At the moment, the NC4 Swirls stencil is just under 10" x 8". Please e-mail us with the size you require for that stencil and we will confirm it is possible and get a price for you. I think this stencil will look great at a larger scale. This stencil is designed to repeat both horizontally and vertically to cover a large area so will not look like a series of boxes so I think it will lay out well on your rug. We do have a distributor in the US if you would prefer to order through them. They are Stencilwerks and their phone number is 1-800-357-4954. Or you can order your stencils direct through us, whichever you prefer. We look forward to hearing from you and if you have further questions about any of our stencils, please do not hesitate to ask. Name: galehershberger Date: 31 Jan 2007 00:04:00 GMT Email: <galeh317@aol.com> From: Cloverdale, Ohio, U.S.A. What is the differance between cut and uncut? Reply from Lesley Date: 31 Jan 2007 09:29:05 GMT A cut stencil is when the design has the shapes already cut through the plastic and you can start to apply your paint straight through it. An uncut stencil has the design drawn on the plastic and you will need a heatpen or scalpel to cut the shapes out before you start to use it. Best wishes Name: Pat Bosse Date: 21 Jan 2007 17:04:37 GMT Email: <patdyerbosse@gmail.com> From: Germantown, Maryland, USA Could you please tell me if JA111 is a PRECUT stencil at the quoted price? Reply from Rachel Date: 22 Jan 2007 16:49:23 GMT Thank you for your enquiry. Yes, the price listed for JA111 Geisha is for the precut version. If there is only one price listed for a particular stencil then it is ready cut. If there are two prices listed, then the stencil is available in both ready cut and uncut(meaning the design is drawn on film and you have to cut the pieces out yourself) versions. Name: A Darby Date: 5 Jan 2007 14:03:00 GMT Email: <ailsadarby@hotmail.com> From: Leeds Can you tell me if you do a stencil in the design on the front (Home) of your website. it's the design on the far right I am interested in Many thanks Reply from Rachel Date: 22 Jan 2007 16:54:54 GMT The stencil in question is our JA47 Cherry Blossom stencil which is part of our Japan range. It comes in two different sizes. To help you with scale, the small size of the stencil has flower heads of about 1" diameter and the large size of about 2" diameter. This stencil is designed to repeat both horizontally and vertically as an all over repeat but also works well as either a horizontal or vertical border or even as a motif. Once you are in the Japan section, go through the pages until you get to JA47. The small size will be listed under the picture of that stencil and the large size will be towards the bottom of the same page. Instructions for ordering it are at the top of the page and our site is secure.   [2006 archive]   [2005 archive]

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