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a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design)

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mark or print with a stencil

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The artist's grandfather died of prostate cancer in 2008, and Chris now works using the same stenciling method he used.
* Stenciling kits contain everything needed to complete the project, such as stencil sheets, paint cremes, cutters, stamps, brushes and pattern books.
Pillows, place mats or other stenciled objects may be brought in to illustrate stenciling.
Ms Morris, who started the business in the basement of a Jesmond flat, said: "I suppose we are thought of as innovators in the industry so I have again been asked to teach the latest European methods of stenciling."
The key tools are a special stenciling brush ($10; Photo 2) and the stencil and paint.
Sticky Stencils make stenciling easy, and a selection of twenty-four nature-based designs enhances decor for a wide range of individual tastes.
These popular techniques of decorative painting include sponging, ragging and stenciling. They can be used in virtually any room or common area to improve the quality of life for your residents, and to give your nursing home a marketing edge over less personal-appearing and more sterile-looking facilities.
Stenciling is the art of painting over a design cutout so that the design is reproduced onto the object underneath it.
While many approaches are being tried by municipalities, one of the least costly and most effective ways to reduce non-point source pollution is storm drain stenciling. This approach addresses urban water pollution where it often starts--in the storm drain system of our communities.
Use this stenciling technique on your favorite bread recipe, or try our orange-scented version.
While the lounge was kept fairly traditional, the rest of the house has been a blank canvas for Heather to experiment with stenciling.
For some time now, to achieve such precise application, the stenciling process is mimicked through the use of a miniature metal stencil.
Caterpillar's Mapleton Casting Plant, Mapleton, Illinois, is currently implementing the stenciling system as part of its production line.
If you've never done any stenciling, this is a great project to start on.