Since the late 19th century stenciling was the most common method of printing patterns and information on materials. Especially with the evolving industrial revolution and the faster delivery of goods and boxes, items had to marked in an easy and fast way. Especially in the USA it became very popular. In the workwear section in was not only popular to mark boxes and items but also workwear with a company logo or the workers name.

Hence, we want to show you today how a denim coverall is stenciled in the correct way.

For correct marking the coverall you need the following:

Logo stencil, regular semi gloss paint and a sponge.

: Logo stencil, regular semi gloss paint and a sponge.

: First you have to make sure that you have a flat and even surface like a big table or box. Place the item on the table and remove all wrinkles and stretch the fabric a little bit. You can also fix it to the base if the fabric is too soft.

: Then you place the stencil on the item and fix it to the fabric. For the perfect paint distribution we recommend to use a piece of cardboard on which you put a little bit of paint. Then take the sponge and dip it into the paint..

: Any excessive paint should be removed by dipping on the cardboard where there is no paint. Then carfully start to go over the stencil.

: Make sure you do not use too much pressure since paint may go under the stencil. Use less paint first until you get a feeling for the paint distribution.