Stencil Bum Clipping Thingies?

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Has anyone had a go at making their own..and if so what did you use? I thought it doesn't look that hard if you were to do a relatively simple design such as a heart or a star? Would sticky back paper work? Just seemed a bit pricey at £10 a pop if I made a hash up of one!
 
The stuff the stencilbum stencils are made out of is important to the quality of the finish that you get. You can make stencils (I used to use cornflake pack cardboard) but the finish isnt as crisp plus you can only use a cardboard one once.

Honestly £10 IS worth the money for the Stencilbum ones.
 
Can you reuse the stencils then? I assumed they were one offs and you would have to buy another each time the hair grew a bit?
 
No you cant re use them. I do mobile clipping and i have done a few but some dont stick to well and if you dont hold then down they move. I often just finish the design free hand if it moves or the clippers go throught the plastic.
 
I have used the "Sticky" type from StencilBum and the non-sticky type that are classed as "quarter marker" type - not for clipping over.

The sticky one was not the best and did move and didnt stick well - this was to leave long hair on him in the design when we clipped him out for the winter - and was a bit fiddly - however the quarter marker is a good firm (magnetic so you can stick it to the side of a metal container or lorry etc) and is easier to use - as long as it doesnt move ! I tape it onto the horses bum and use it that way - but this is a clip in type design - ie, clip into their winter coat to leave the pattern. It works well as a quarter marker to for in the summer !

Hope this helps.

Maverick MD
 
I used that fablon sticky backed stuff (from the £1 shop !!) just cut out the design and my very clever friend clipped round them !
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Thanks for all your tips! The Fablon stuff sounds good value so might give that a go - my little daughter is hankering after one. She thinks its the PC must have at the mo!
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Thanks for all your tips! The Fablon stuff sounds good value so might give that a go - my little daughter is hankering after one. She thinks its the PC must have at the mo!
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Ha , it is a pony club "thing" , I will get my daughter to put a photo of Toto's fancy clip, done with the fablon and a steady hand !!
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Can you reuse the stencils then? I assumed they were one offs and you would have to buy another each time the hair grew a bit?

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Hi, Just to answer the questions put.

There is nothing at all to stop you trying Fablon or similar if you are feeling arty, and have the time to play. People have been cutting shapes for years with a variety of materials, but no other I am aware of has taken a serious attempt at refining the process to give the results mine can achieve when followed to the letter.

If you want a lasting design in the clip, The trick is to re trim the outline of the design every few weeks with a small set of trimmers whilst the coat is growing at its fastest before the design grows out and the shape is lost. In that way, you will be able to retain the design until the new year when the summer coat begins to grow, the winter coat stops growing, and you will be able to get away with using just one stencil per season, and if clipping a design on in January, it will last until the end of April.

I supply a set of instructions with each stencil, and have attempted to emphasis in these the importance of a groom starting with a dust and grease free coat for best adhesion, as we have found even a bit of grease will cause a problem with this part. We have used a cloth with a splash of surgical spirit rubbed over the area the past to ensure this, and the results are very good for stickiness (stubborn even in places), and this is shown in the video on my website. Hair has a very small surface area, so it doesn't take much to interfere with the adhesive qualities.

I could use cheaper materials for the clipping stencils, and their application film but this would make application much more difficult, and we had a lot of difficulty in the early days figuring out what gives the best results.

Labour, machine cutting & design time and then materials & P&P costs govern the end price and no one wants the hassle of building a business where they end up working for £2 per hour. When I started making them commercially, I realised that it all added up to more than I was selling them for (hence the price rise
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If you choose to use a brushing stencil to clip though, then I can cut plain shapes in magnetic to clip around, but the risk people run in breaking an expensive blade has stopped me from offering this service - email me if you do want this Maverick and I'll sort something out.

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Is it possible to have one custom made - and would it show up on a grey horse SB???

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If you look at the video on my website (in my profile), I clipped a Felix design into a Grey pony and the contrast is very good as they usually have dark skin.

I'd need to see what you want before committing to a definite yes.

I ask people to send me a plain black and white image in a jpg file (as high res as you can get) and this makes life a lot easier.
I've spent hours working on a single design for a stencil in the past, so this is a real help to me, and in turn allows me to quote a lower price.
 
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