Celtic Cut & Use Stencils: 61 Full-Size Stencils Printed on Durable Stencil Paper [Paperback]

Co Spinhoven (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 27, 1992

Striking motifs from an ancient tradition range from powerful mythical figures to highly appealing geometric abstractions. Dynamic elements in each figure have been rendered into 61 stencils that convey the energy and appeal of their original Celtic motifs. Extremely useful for art and design projects. Instructions are included.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (August 27, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486272389
• ISBN-13: 978-0486272382
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Celtic craft sourcebook, March 31, 2000

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Kathleen Loughlin (oceanside, ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celtic Cut & Use Stencils: 61 Full-Size Stencils Printed on Durable Stencil Paper (Paperback)

This book had a wide variety of designs, printed as promised, on sturdy paper. In fact one of its best points is the same reason I penalize it a star, is the intricacy of the designs. The intricacy is also wonderful, since most stencils tend to give up detail in order to make the stencil simpler to make. The problem here is that you have to cut the stencils out yourself. Now because of the very intricacy, there are a LOT of tiny holes you have to cut out. By the time you get done, or at least by the time I get done, the paper is not quite so sturdy as it was. And it took quite some time to do. I recomend a sharp pair of small embroidery scissors to do it.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Celtic designs for decoration, September 9, 1997

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[e-mail] (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Cut & Use Stencils: 61 Full-Size Stencils Printed on Durable Stencil Paper (Paperback)

I thought the designs selected for this book were fantastic, with a wide variety of knotwork designs as well as human and animal pictures in the Celtic style. The stencils are designed to be used over and over, with instructions in the front cover on how to use them.

The only drawbacks to this book are the absence of color suggestions, and the suggestions for how to use the stencils were a little limited. But with a little imagination, the reader can find all sorts of uses for them. I personally plan to use them to paint motifs on fabric, for applique and quilting. I recommend this book as a resource for anyone who has an affinity for Celtic art and wants to recreate it, whether for fine art purposes or for home decoration.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not an easy stencil, December 15, 2007

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Katherine A. Demaree "Army lover" (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celtic Cut & Use Stencils: 61 Full-Size Stencils Printed on Durable Stencil Paper (Paperback)

This book has beautiful pictures but it would be very labor intensive to use them as stencils, which is WHY i bought it.