Tedious.....continued

Don't try this at home.

In my effort to prepare for a sewing spree.....

I suspected cutting this stencil from the Alabama/Chanin website would be difficult, but had no idea.

First of all, did anyone notice that the Peace Sign stencil pattern was justified in a less than desirable way?

And in my opinion not condusive to stenciling a skirt, that's for sure.

(Well I guess it depends on how short the skirt is, and mine won't be a mini.)

So I set out to correct this.  And I'm sure there was an easier way.

However,  this is how I approached it.

First I retrieved two of my enlarged copies.....

and taped them together,

cutting away the unusable parts....

I made them the size of the original paper.

Then since I ran out of pennant felt I searched for a suitable masking material for the stencil.

I found a large sheet of lightweight chipboard left over from my bookbinding days and decided to use that.

I forgot how sturdy that board is.

Then I sprayed the pieces with light fabric adhesive and set out to cut the stencil.

Which, using a scalpel, is very painful on the fingers....

AND tedious

But I found a way to have fun with it and appreciate it's beauty and light.

 My advice is to take your time if you are so ambitious to tackle this project.

And so will I.

Give Peace a Chance