Don't own the pounce - never had the money for it. But, I took a couple of layers of cheesecloth added some cornstarch- tied with rubberband and made a pounce out of it. I make my own stencils using computer paper and making the holes for the patterns with a thumb tack point. I trace the patterns from books - magazines etc. This keeps the lines as just holes. I then sometimes take my Dixon marking pencils and run over the dotted lines. Sorry if that is totally confusing. I do like this way of marking - cheap!