The reverse assures us that: "Someil Cut Stencil Paper is made from special study for every one can easily dye handicraft."And it includes these directions:
For taking away the soil of Someil on the cut stencil paper.How very clear!To wipe off with a soaked soft cloth or soft paper by benzine.
To wipe off with a cloth soaked by water.
But I'm not even sure what use was intended for these stencils. Or where that iron comes into the picture.
Pentel in Japan may still make "Someil" oil pastels (although I suspect the ones here are on the vintage side). But it's not clear if it was pastels that were meant for "dye handicraft."
And there's this association of Japanese stencils with dyeing (and some other examples here). But that's its own world of ultra-high craftsmanship.
Whatever this stencil pack was for, it seems to have been manufactured in the late '50s or early '60s–behold the aerodynamic designs!
Pristine, and unsoiled by Someil...
Pentel Someil are dyeing pastels... not your run-of-the-mill oil pastels, but pastels made specifically to be drawn or stenciled onto cloth, then heated with an iron (put parchment paper between iron and cloth) and voila! It's permanent.
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