I work at Michael's and tonight as I was working on reshop I can across a really pretty piece of scrapbook paper. I bought it and an exacto knife and was contemplating making a stencil out of it. My question is is there such a thing as an exacto knife for fabric? I'd really like to make a pattern for an applique out of this paper.

I use an old rotary cutter for this. Would that work?

The best thing would be the small size of rotary cutter. I haven't seen an exacto for fabric....

if you iron it onto freezer paper, I think a regular exacto knife will the do the job! Just cut on the paper side...and be sure a cutting mat is under the fabric!

Hummmmmmmmm, sounds like that's at least worth a try.
(don't own exacto knife--------yet!)

great tip, thanks

Thanks. The thought had crossed my mind about the freezer paper.

I took a class from Linda Everhart and she teaches an interesting technique using a Havel surgical blade seam ripper to cut out the appliques with.

ha..you are right...I knew I had seen somebody do it...

DONT USE YOUR SELF HEALING MAT WHEN USING AN EXACTO KNIFE!!! USE A REGUALAR CUTTING BOARD- IT WILL RUIN YOUR SELF-HEALING MATS WHICH ARE MADE FOR ROTORY CUTTERS---A CUT FROM A REGUALAR KNIFE WILL BE A COSTLY MISTAKE.

If you cut with a razor/exacto knife, cut on glass. You can find a glass mat in the scrapbook section of your craft store. When you cut on glass, there is no drag on the blade. You would need to iron the fabric to freezer paper as suggested above.

I was also taught to use a marble slab for exacto work. won't break as easily as glass, but has the same slick surface!