making rhinestone template

[india]

im using the silhouitte cameo to amke rhinestone te,mplate. i had the rhinestone starter kit which had a couple of the sheets u put into cutter for holes to be punched
then brush to rhinestones in. ive used those now, what can i buy and where from to use for this purpose, i thought i saw somewhere on here someone using vinyl, but how thick does
it need to be, or what else can i use?

thanks

[Paul]

you can use standard flock but you need to press it to sign vinyl first to make it sticky.

[india]

you can use standard flock but you need to press it to sign vinyl first to make it sticky.

Im not sure what u mean, can u explain, im a newbie to this so knowledge is low, sorry thanks

[WorthDoingRight]

What Paul means is that you can make templates by cutting your holes into flock (furry) t-shirt material that you have already heat pressed onto the top of a piece of sign vinyl. The flock t-shirt material is not sticky as standard and has a heat activated glue layer on the back - so by heating this up ontop of a piece of sign vinyl you get a sandwich material that has the sticky from the back of the sign vinyl.

An alternative method (which i find easier to cut) is to use sandblasting film which is sticky on the back but you do then have the issue of the mylar transfer paper sticking to the top surface.

You can also buy A4 sheets of sticky backed flock material that can be cut in the silhouette (and other cutters) but as bigj2552 and I have discovered it is quite hard to handle easily.

[india]

thanks for that i think i understand now, will get some of each and c what suits me best. wheres best to get them from>?
sorry for all the questions

[Paul]

MDP supplies will supply you with both.
get the cheapest sign vinyl (any color) and some flock. sold in meters.

[india]

thankyou, all ordered x

[Paul]

sweet! I am in progress of doing "how to..." video so it should be easier to understand for those who wish to start doing rhinestones

[india]

sweet! I am in progress of doing "how to..." video so it should be easier to understand for those who wish to start doing rhinestones

oohh the sooner the better i am having probs getting my head round it all and think i have ordered the wrong stuff.

[Images Studio]

@ Paul
The wife is awaiting your video as she saw this post and your reply as i walked away from the PC and wants to use my A3 cutter for her self lol.