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Single colour stencils

Unit 120: Producing specialist decorative finishes

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Single colour stencilsStenciling is a way of decorating a surface with a pattern or design, using a cut-out template.

There are two kinds of stencil:

• Positive

• Negative

Do you know which is which?

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Single colour stencilsPlanning

As with wallpapering, you need to plan where to start and consider:

• Room dimensions

• Access requirements

• Location of doors

• Windows

• Corners

• Number of repeats

• Stencil size and spacing

Why do you think you need to plan?

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Single colour stencilsTools and equipment

• Rule, tape measure, chalk line, pencil

• Stencil knives and stencil matt

• Palette and stencil brush

• Scraper

• Low tack masking tape

Courtesy of ticracing.com

www.decoratingdirect.co.uk

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Single colour stencilsApplication faults

As with applying paint and producing decorative effects, poor workmanship when applying your stencil will result in:

Creep, smudging, paint lifting, uneven colour, bittiness, undue texture, uneven weight of colour over repeats, buckled or curled stencil plate.

How are these caused and how can they be fixed?

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Any questions?