HOUSE AND GARDEN 
February, 1912 
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Such stencils as this are 
fitted for window use 
Design is combined with exquisite 
detail in many patterns 
illustration is made 
of a Merrimac pot¬ 
tery bowl, which 
cost $1.50, a central 
draft font costing 
$1.25, and the shade 
is made of two Jap- 
anese stencils 
mounted on a card¬ 
board frame pur¬ 
chased for 10 cents. 
The sides of the 
frame measure 3/4 
inches at the top and 
10 inches at the bot¬ 
tom. One stencil 
(a 10 inch x 16 inch 
size) will make two 
sides of the sh 3 .de 
with blue silk. It Simply framed, a Japanese stencil makes a 
takes one-half yard beautiful substitute for the prints one sees so 
of narrow silk and often used as wall decorations 
in this case the silk 
cost 60 cents a yard. Then 
there has to be a wire 
frame to hold the shade. 
These have to be made to 
order, unless a shade is 
made to fit a ready-made 
wire frame. 
This is about the least 
expensive stencil lamp¬ 
shade that can be made. 
The frame of the shade 
instead of being made of 
cardboard can be made 
A good example of a willow tray of sheet copper or brass 
with a bold stencil design fitted — about 28 gauge will 
within it be a good weight — or 
bamboo frames may be 
bought at the stores which carry a variety of lampshades. 
Very beautiful stencils costing several dollars apiece and far 
more expensive silk can be used for the lining, where a hand¬ 
some and expensive lampshade is desired. A round shade or 
a six-sided shade may be made in any depth and size desired, 
and with little or much flare according to the place where it 
is to be used. 
Stencils may be used as decorative pictures by mounting 
them on white cardboard or silk, light colored enough to 
show the tracery of the design. Light or dark oak, mahogany 
or a plain black moulding will be best for frames. Window 
transparencies may be made in the same way, omitting the 
pasteboard backing, and using a molding with a double rabbet, 
which will permit a glass on both sides of the stencil. This 
will be necessary to protect it. 
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Where the stencils are used in trays, those only should be selected 
which can be used with very little cutting 
Certain attractive combinations of designs are available, such as these— 
iris conventionalized and butterflies 
