Vintage Rapid Design Ellipse Stencil Set No. 401 Plus Missile & Space Electronics Stencil Jamaican bird all of the black is

all of the black is hand-embroidered

complete with baby Jesus in his crib and the star of Bethlehem shooting in the top left corner

which would be held tight inside when the slide door is closed

I believe it was carved of just two pieces of wood--the arched back piece being one

an English illustrator

Vintage Rapid Design Ellipse Stencil Set No. 401 Plus Missile & Space Electronics Stencil Jamaican bird all of the black isI have a hard time resisting things that that make me feel more creative just looking at them, in significant part because I imagine there is someone out there who can put them to more creative use than me! Such is the case with this c. 1950s 60s set of ellipse stencils, which fit into individual sleeves in their original booklet, with one extra cool stencil slipped in featuring cutouts for all sorts of "missile and space electronics." Ellipse