Flash Sale

April 04, 2012

The End of an (Uncut Stencil) Era: sale stencils

Uncut stencil and heatpen

A long post...but it's worth it. We are having a clearance sale and have listed all bargains below.

Recently, Helen has told you that within a couple of weeks we will cease offering UNCUT stencils for sale.   Many of you may have benefitted from purchasing an uncut version of a stencil at a cheaper price in the past, then cutting the pieces out yourself using either a heatpen cutting tool or scalpel.  This is particularly beneficial when ordering one of our fabulous chinoiserie panels, for example.  You still have a couple of weeks so if you want to take advantage and stockpile some uncut stencils, get your order in now.

We are offering some spectacular savings on a selection of uncut stencils we have left in stock.  These are sold on a first come, first serve basis and there is only one of each.

If you would like to order any from the list below, please EMAIL  your order to sales@stencil-library.com with your shipping address.  Postage within the UK is free, 5.00 GBP to Europe and 7.00 GBP to the rest of the world.  Do not include any payment details.  We will issue you a Paypal invoice for your total which you must pay within 24 hours (you do not need to have a Paypal account to pay).  We will not hold your order for you for long.  If you order several stencils and some have already been sold, you may not receive your entire order.  Please note, these are all UNCUT stencils and you will need to cut the pieces out with either a scalpel or heatpen cutting tool.  We are offering both these items at a special price for a limited time when ordered WITH any of these special offer uncut stencils.  Please do not order these through the website, or you will not receive the discounted price.  Items requested via this post must be put in an email to us.  If you have any questions, please contact sales@stencil-library.com

To help you I have made each of the listings into a link through to our site.  If you click on a listing below, it should bring up the page on the Stencil Library site so you can look at the design and check the dimensions.  As with all our stencils, these are non-returnable for refund or exchange.  All prices are in GBP POUNDS STERLING.  To check the current exchange rate, click here.

SPECIAL PRICES when ordered with any of the above stencils:

  • Heatpen Cutting Tool (26.95 GBP) now 20.00 GBP
  • Metal Scalpel Handle and Pack of 5 Blades (4.00 GBP) now 3.00 GBP
  • Disposable Scalpel (85p) now 70p

When you email your order, we will email confirmation of it's receipt and to advise you that you will receive a paypal request for payment.

heatpen stencil cutter
Heatpen stencil cutter.

disposable scapel

Disposable scalpels.

Stencil scalpel
Scalpel handle and pack of blades.

Rachel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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April 01, 2012

Advance Warning. The end of the uncut stencil.

When we started The Stencil Library in 1988 all our stencils were cut by hand.

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Each order was printed in our basement studio then the individual shapes in the stencil were cut out using a surgical scalpel. Each evening my husband would help me to cut them out.  We listened to the television rather than watched it. When friends visited us they got used to talking to the top of our heads because we rarely looked up from our cutting boards until the days orders were fulfilled.

We offered our customers the option of uncut printed patterns as an alternative to the ready cut stencil.  Their investment in time and skill to cut the stencil was rewarded with a cheaper price. This was a popular offering and in those days a lot more people were willing to spend the time cutting in order to save money.

As technology and our bank balance improved we invested in Arnie an Austrian robot that cut our stencils electronically. We still offered the uncut stencils because some people enjoyed the savings and the cutting process. It can be very therapeutic... no really it can.

However Arnie is to retire soon and we are moving to new web site at stencil-library.com  There will be no uncut stencils on the new site.  There will be lots of other goodies but no uncut stencils.  If you want them buy them now. All the uncut stencils purchased from the current website are made to order so we will continue to print uncut stencils until we close it down

In the next few days Rachel will be clearing the uncut stock remaining in our shop in Stocksfield.  She will be offering them on this blog at much reduced prices. Some will cost as little as two pounds and she is doing a special offer on scalpels and electric stencil cutters when bought with an uncut stencil design.

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There are tips on how to cut a stencil on this blog, there is a photo tutorial in my books Stencil It and The Stencilled Home and on our web sites.  You also get instruction on stencil cutting when the design is mailed to you.  

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So if you want an uncut stencil pattern visit the site and order soon.  To see what we have in the sale check back with this blog in a couple of days.  When they're gone... they're gone.

Helen.

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November 12, 2011

Flash sale 1 Regency Chair

The Morris ladies are are having a huge clearance in The Stencil Library shop, our homes... and even our wardrobes.

Maison francaise dec05
Stencil GMT53 Gothic repeat

Every so often I'll feature something from the sale that deserves a wider audience than our Stocksfield shop can acheive.  Today it's the turn of Rachel's stripy Regency style chair.

CO19s peacock feather stencil
CO19 small peacock feather stencil.

It is narrow, neat and in pretty good condition.

CO conch stencil and lionfish
CO4 and CO12 stencils

Gilded with Dutch metal and upholstered in striped, linen mattress ticking, this chair has appeared in many of our photos and now is looking for a perfect spot in someone else home. Price £65.00.

DM3 Chevron stencil mask no 1

DM3 chevron decorating mask stencil.

The shop is open from 9 - 17.30. We close on Sundays and public holidays. Stocksfield Hall. NE43 7TN.

Rachels stripey chair
Helen

 

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