eco friendly stencil?

[mrzombiediy]

so i've been seeing alot of stuff about ironing plastic bags to make a durable sub-fabric like plastic surface thing.. and i was wondering if it would be good to use for make SUPER long lasting stencils..

my guess is that it would be cheaper than buying transparencies.. and eco friendly?

[mrzombiediy]

the only opstical would be cutting through the plastic and maybe even flexibility?

i dunno.. i'll test the waters and be back to update by friday..;)

[ladyjanewriter]

Give it a whirl. The one thing I noticed when I attempted the ironing and fusing thing, is that it's really easy to get air bubbles and crinkliness in the layers. I donno if garbage bags would be the same way?

[mrzombiediy]

Give it a whirl. The one thing I noticed when I attempted the ironing and fusing thing, is that it's really easy to get air bubbles and crinkliness in the layers. I donno if garbage bags would be the same way?
thanks.. i'll keep that in mind =]

[Plasma]

I've made some stencils out of cardboard paper, but they don't really last *as you probably know*

I think if you take cheap plastic (I'm thinking the shrinky dink paper. woot) and use an exacto knife, you can make a pretty long lasting tag. Hope this helps~!

[K.F.T.H.]

i have melted plastic bags for the back pack im making now and its really easy for them to warp and bend.

[mrzombiediy]

hey you guys..
a day late.. a stencil short..
on monday i said i was going to test it out so i did..
mind you it was my first stenciling project.
and my first plastic bag melting.
so it was stressful.
and didn't work out to well =[
i'll try this again later when i'm more versed with both of these crafts x=

[pinoyblaze]

I would think the cutting of the stencil would we difficult...O_o maybe you could stick to cardboard, then iron on the plastic to it to prevent it from warping. I don't know if it would work but you can give it a try :P