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Stencil Transfer

Kitty Bartholomew: You're Home : Episode KIT-204 -- More Projects »
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For an old-time-looking door in her renovated cottage, host Kitty Bartholomew used stencils from Jocasta Innes' Painted Furniture book.

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Figure A

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Figure B
Following are steps on how to transfer stencils:

  1. Acquire a copy of Jocasta Innes' Painted Furniture book, which has patterns and transfer paper included.
  2. Center the pattern on the door, with the transfer paper underneath, and attach it.
  3. Press down with a sharp pencil to outline the entire pattern (figure A).
  4. Pull the paper off the door, leaving the pattern.
  5. Fill in the lines with paint, and then highlight the insides of the pattern with same dark color used on border (figure B).
  6. With super-fine grade sandpaper, rub across the painted pattern to age it a bit .
  7. If you like, leave it as it is, or wash the entire pattern and background with a complementary color wash.
Resources
Painted Furniture Patterns/34 Elegant Designs to Pull Out, Paint, and Trace
by Jocasta Innes and Stewart Walton (ISBN: 0525486194)
This title is out of print.
Penguin Putnam Inc.
E. Rutherford, NJ
USA
Phone: 201-933-9292
Toll Free Phone: 800-788-6262
E-mail: online@penguinputnam.com
Website: www.penguinputnam.com
Also in this Episode
Kitty Bartholomew: You're Home : Episode KIT-204
•Aged Beadboard
•Stencil Transfer
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