Did you know that you can actually use adhesive vinyl to create a stencil for use with glass etching.
Stencil on glass using vinyl silhouette.
My go to stencil film.
That s right with just your silhouette etching cream and oracal 651 you can create a gorgeous etched design that s permanent and dishwasher.
Don t waste your money use regular adhesive vinyl.
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.
Some designs come grouped.
The vinyl is clear which makes it extremely difficult to see on fabric.
There are a multitude of products out there specifically designed for making stencils such as this and.
Start by opening the file you want to turn into a stencil.
Cut out your custom design or letting using a silhouette cutting machine and then weed away the image thus creating your stencil.
For this silhouette cameo project you re going to want to use adhesive vinyl specifically oracal 631.
Etching glass is so easy with armour etching cream.
The nice thing about having a silhouette cameo is that the projects you can create are endless.
Stencil vinyl is the same cost as regular adhesive vinyl about 1 per sheet.
Tips for using stencil film with a silhouette.
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.
Links supplies below supplies products silhouet.
I also have step by step pictures on down if you want that instead.
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.
That makes it really hard to work with.
Please be careful not to get in your eyes wash your hands well and keep out of.
If your design isn t grouped you should group all the elements together.
Overall i was impressed with stencil vinyl plain compared to using regular vinyl plain.
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 ended up using the regular adhesive vinyl which was way easier.
They stencil vinyl from silhouette used to be gray so you could see it.
I love the look of this.
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.