Reddit mentions of Reynolds Wrap Freezer Paper 18" Boxed

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First, to give credit where it's due, the stencil's were not my originals, they can be found with a google image search. Thanks to MaliceMurder at deviantart for the figure stencil. I don't know the source on the text stencil, but thank to you too, whoever you are. I made a few changes to the stencils and then used PosteRazor to scale it up and print on multiple pages. PosteRazor is a really useful utility that's mentioned in one of the tutorials here on /r/bleachshirts. It breaks up an image into multiple pages that can be printed out and attached. It's great for large stencils.

I used Reynolds Freezer Paper for the templates. This stuff provides a really good bond to the shirt. It's not the same as wax paper. Freezer paper has one side with wax on it and just paper on the other side. Wax paper has wax on both sides, ironing wax paper will also melt the wax on the top and will stick to the iron, often pulling the stencil back up. I just wanted to emphasize that as it caused me some problems as I was learning the process.

The first layer was an outline of the entire stencil, with no inner details at all. Basically, just an Alice shaped hole in the freezer paper. I used a 50/50 bleach/water mix and sprayed from about 8 inches up in a fine mist to try and keep it even. I let it get to a middle level of color and then rinsed, washed and dried the shirt.

The second layer was all the lighter parts, the inner part of the dress, her skin, the knife and the buckles on the boots. Her mouth, pockets, and necklace were floaters, the necklace didn't have to be, but was easier to get in place as a separate piece. When lining up the second stencil I used the top of the dress at her neck and the sides of her arms to get it in place. Those were the parts that exactly overlapped the edges of the first layer. I cut the section with the buckles away and attached that piece separately. Last, I put in the floaters by hand and ironed those down. I bleached the second layer in the same way as the first, but then I used a hair dryer to heat it up some as it was bleaching and increase the reaction. Once it was as light as I wanted I rinsed, washed and dried it again.

The back text section was last. I used a single layer stencil on that with the same procedure as above. For the text (and some of the curves in the first two stencils) I mostly used a swivel knife. The blade moves in the head of the knife and is really useful for curved lines. It takes a little getting used to, but it flows better around curves than a normal x-acto.

I think that's about it. Hope it helps.