Paper folded into fourths can be cut into a simple radial shape. By cutting one of these shapes apart on the fold lines, it can be deconstructed and recombined. Students can experiment with enclosing the motif in a circle or a square, sharpening or rounding its edges, or adding cut paper details. After the personal crest is finished, it may be transferred to a stencil. Stencils allow the crest to be repeated as often as needed, and in Japan, stencils cut from mulberry paper are part of the traditional art form called katazome .
Younger children can cut a monsho from paper and mount it on contrasting paper.
Banners can be made from felt monsho glued onto larger pieces of felt or by the katazome method on cotton fabric. Fabric paint can be applied with sponges through a monsho stencil.