Abstract: A duplicating stencil comprising a perforated or porous ink-permeable sheet composed of a synthetic resinous film or a metal sheet or film of aluminum or copper. The perforated or porous ink-permeable sheet is coated with a binding agent coating which coating may contain softeners or fillers. On the binder coating there can be applied a coating of hot-seal adhesive which in turn is overcoated with an infra-red light permeable coating. Alternatively, the hot-seal adhesive coating can be applied to a separate sheet of paper, synthetic resinous film or metallic sheet, over-coated with an infra-red permeable coating and placed together with the sheet coated with the binding agent prior to subjection to infra-red rays.