I just attended an appliance retreat with Pearl Pereira. I make our templates, she had us pre-shrink our freezer paper. First, place your freezer paper on a pressing sheet shiny side down. Pre-shrink two sheets, then place one on top of the other so there are 2layers. When the two layers are together, cut your templates out. These templates will be very sturdy and can be used up to 8 - 10 times.