I just used it for the first time and like it better than most things I've tried. I have the iron off "magic" pounce and just use a small painting sponge type brush, works great! I made my own stencils from the Golden Threads paper by sewing thru them with my machine unthreaded. I also used the pounce on a light cream fabric and could see it just fine. I'm sure the pounce pad would work too, just rub over the stencil.