Originally Posted by
MAHart
I've used a hot tip, although not the Clover brand. I did not like the results. It was difficult (impossible) to get a smooth line and the plastic melted into a ridge along the sides. One of the template plastics gave off a chemical odor; another brand was okay, but do it in a well-ventilated area. Maybe you'll have better luck with it than I have.
I had the same unsatisfactory results with a hot tip tool. I prefer cutting stencils with the exacto double-bladed knife. DBK plastic is far easier to cut than rigid template material, IMO, and can be rolled up for storage. This is a stencil I made for quilting a border:
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