How to Use Stencils

The stencil patterns 1 to 14 in Fig. 11 should be made double the size shown here. The dotted lines in 1 and 3 indicate that the cutouts are to be made along those lines, and the serrations or notches of the leaves are to be cut afterwards. The dotted circles in 5 and 9 mean that the small spaces are to be erased after the main, spaces have been filled with color.

Nearly all the forms, or parts of them, can be cut out by means of a pair of dividers, The board need not be cut entirely through. The board being brittle, the pieces can be pushed out when the board is partly cut through. The black dots indicate where the point of the dividers is to be placed.

All the designs in Fig. 12 can be formed mainly by the use of the stencils. Then Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 14 in Fig. II correspond with the figures in Fig. 12. The dotted line at the side of No.5 is a guide line, such as should be made whenever a border or other straight line of units of design is intended.