Diamonte stencil

[Relativeportraits]

Is there anyone else using their cutter to manufacture stencils for Diamonte?
end result on a garment is
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looks like a lot of work, but it only needs weeding the once!

[John G]

Is this the same as rhinestones?
As there are a fare few on here that do them!

[mrs maggot]

top one took me a while to work out it was a pair of ballet shoes, as john says you will find more info under rhinestones than you will diamonte when searching

[Paul]

Hi! i just started toying a little with rhinestones.
I posted my first effort here:
http://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/vbforum/showthread.php?3146-Show-off-thread-)/page3

[fredster]

i tried with em once but lost more than i managed to get on the shirt ...not very easy using tweezers to position them when you've little patience...the buggers were flying around the house... lol

[John G]

not very easy using tweezers to position them when you've little patience...the buggers were flying around the house... lol

Don't think that's how your supposed to do them. :wink:

[fredster]

so How do you do them? a 2mm rhinestone is a bitch to try n position without tweezers batman :)

[John G]

That's what the stencil is for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65cGebmOxSY

Robin :wink:

[fredster]

yes but you still have to get em out of the packet and right way up/down... lol

[John G]

The stencil makes them go the right way up or down - it on the video link I posted above :confused:

[fredster]

ok but my luck would still get half of em upside down ..doesnt actually show you how to make the template though does it :)

[John G]

doesnt actually show you how to make the template though does it

To do rhinestones properly you need a plotter and the software that does the design. The design is translated to holes using the software, this is then cut with the plotter, then you would do as shown in the video.

If you were doing them without a plotter - and just using tweezers, then yes it would be pretty difficult.

Cheers John

[fredster]

hi john..if i had the software i'd have used it matey...lol
have the plotter just now havnt got the patience.... :redface:

[logobear]

there is a quick cheat to create the bling look using a font from the magic touch called TMTdiamonte
All the letters are made of tiny dots that sparkle when cut on holographic foil.
Magicut 6 software has a trace in dots option that is also extremely effective visually