Stencil Cutting
Take a thin copper or brass plate, lay flat on the
side, then take a sharp edged steel, write thereon the same as common
writing, but press sufficiently hard to cut through the plate. To mark,
lay the plate thus cut upon the cloth, and apply ink by means of a
brush to the back of the plate, and it will wet the cloth where the cut
is made by the writing. A little practice will enable a person to cut
beautifully. There is money to be made at this. Some make $10 a day.