Arts & Crafts Stencilling
In the Arts & Crafts tradition, decorative stencilling — on walls, pillows, draperies, or furniture — is made accessible and fresh with these classic stencil patterns from the height of the Arts & Crafts period. Using time-tested techniques and your favorite colors, you can apply decorative stencil painting to every room of the house. There are plant and flower patterns for the kitchen, formal ornaments for the living room, animals and bugs for the family room, little children and...
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In the Arts & Crafts tradition, decorative stencilling - on walls, pillows, draperies, or furniture - is made accessible and fresh with these classic stencil patterns from the Arts & Crafts period. Using time-tested techniques, decorative stencil painting can be applied to every room in the house. With plant and flower patterns for the kitchen, formal ornaments for the living room, animals and bugs for the family room, children and ducks for the nursery, and sea life for the bathroom, they can also be mixed and matched to suit a particular taste and decor.This treasure trove of Arts & Crafts stencil patterns is based on articles originally published in The Journal of Decorative Art. When W. G. Sutherland first published this book back in 1910, it was intended for the professional decorator. But today's do-it-yourselfer has skills that far surpass the imagination of Mr. Sutherland in the early twentieth century. Turn-of-the-century methods are described thoroughly and give an excellent background in the art of stencilling for ornamental detail. In addition to discussing supplies and preparations, Sutherland shares trade secrets for managing corners, applying continuous borders and friezes, and working up ceiling treatments and "all over" patterns - all the while working efficiently and quickly. Arts & Crafts Stencilling is the perfect companion for a bungalow update or for a contemporary Arts & Crafts-style home.W. G. Sutherland was a British sign maker and decorative artist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He was a frequent contributor to The Journal of Decorative Art, published in Great Britain. Style 1900 "...a trove of information, for both stencilers and historian."
The publication of this book has arisen from the publication a few years ago of a series of articles on Stencilling in The Journal of Decorative Art.\ These articles were from the pen of the present writer, who was responsible also for the illustrations.\ Since their publicatio there have been many requests for their re-publication in book form, and this has been long in comtemplation. The present volume is the result.\ It is written in the main for the professional decorator, and the methods advocated are the best calculated to meet the conditions of his work. This explains why, for instance, there is no reference to metal stencil plates, which for some other purposes are very useful.
Introduction 1Tools and Equipment 2Designing, Cutting, and Preparing the Plate 3Positive and Negative Stencils 6Applyin the Stencil 11Schemes in Stencil: A Simplified Method 14The Simplified Method in Operation 22Continuous Borders and Friezes 32Ceiling Treatments 41"Allover" Patterns 48The Nursery 56Stencilling on Fabrics 63Some Motifs for the Stencil 67Wipe-out Stencilling 77Miscellaneous Notes 85
\ Style 1900"...a trove of information, for both stencilers and historian."\ \
