WHAT'S NEEDED?
1) MATERIAL TO CUT STENCILS FROM. THIS CAN BE ABOUT ANYTHING BUT I HAVE FOUND THATCLEAR PLASTIC SUCH AS TRANSPERENCY
SHEETS THAT YOU CAN GET FOR YOUR PRINTER WORKS THE BEST. INDEX CARDS WORK WELL ALSO.
2) MASKING TAPE, LOW ADHESIVE TYPE, PREFERABLY 3M BLUE, REFRAIN FROM USING THE TYPE YOU USUALLY FIND FOR AROUND A DOLLAR
PER ROLL.
3)X-ACTO KNIFE OR THE GENERIC FOR IT OR SINGLE EDGE RAZOR BLADES.
4) GLASS SURFACE TO CUT STENCILS ON.
5)A STRAIGHT EDGE IN THE FORM OF A RULER, PREFERABLY MADE OF METAL.
6)PAPER TO DRAW THE PATTERNS ON OR PRINT OUT THE STENCILS THAT I HAVE PROVIDED.
UPDATE: I HAVE BEEN USING CLEAR MYLAR 7 MIL, AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL CRAFT SUPPLY, FOR STENCILS.
THEY ARE REUSABLE AND ALMOST INDESTRUCTABLE. CHEAP ALSO.