As any crafter worth her scissors knows, origami -- the Japanese art of paper folding -- is several hundred years old. Yet a new origami variation is rapidly gaining in popularity: tea bag folding. No, you don't dump the tea leaves out of your teabag and attempt to create with the gauze. This craft is done with the pretty papers European teabags are wrapped in. Unfortunately, we here in North America cannot obtain these colourful wrappers, but we can cut attractive paper to size to duplicate a teabag wrapper. To learn many folding variations, pick up TEA BAG Folding & More by Ivonne de Groot, published by Hot Off The Press. It may only be 17 pages, but it packs a lot of information into such a short length. The book (booklet?) features traceable templates so you can cut cardboard or mylar squares to many different sizes. Just use these squares to measure off the exact size of paper needed. And several different fold styles are included in the book's many projects, such as India Star, Basketweave and Square in a Star. Look to the right for the easy Folded Heart instructions to discover just how simple this craft can be. TEA BAG Folding & More places its entire emphasis on using your folded creations to decorate greeting cards. Your projects will indeed make terrific cards, but don't rule out other possibilities like Christmas ornaments. And while it does promote Hot Off The Press papers to make your creations -- and its designers have taken great pains to produce projects that really do show off the company's papers and cards -- don't be afraid to experiment with traditional origami paper, or even colourful squares cut from magazine ads or old catalogues. If you can't find TEA BAG Folding & More at your local craft store, call the company in Oregon at (503) 266-9102 to find a location near you selling its books. Hot Off The Press also offers direct sales at its Web site at www.hotp.com. BOTTOM LINE: Tea bag folding -- like its big sister, origami -- is a specialized craft that won't appeal to everyone. But if you'd like to try paper folding this book offers an easy introduction. |
TEA BAG Folding & More By Ivonne de Groot Published by Hot Off The Press |
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As any crafter worth her scissors knows, origami -- the Japanese art of paper folding -- is several hundred years old. Yet a new origami variation is rapidly gaining in popularity: tea bag folding. No, you don't dump the tea leaves out of your teabag and attempt to create with the gauze. This craft is done with the pretty papers European teabags are wrapped in. Unfortunately, we here in North America cannot obtain these colourful wrappers, but we can cut attractive paper to size to duplicate a teabag wrapper. To learn many folding variations, pick up TEA BAG Folding & More by Ivonne de Groot, published by Hot Off The Press. It may only be 17 pages, but it packs a lot of information into such a short length. The book (booklet?) features traceable templates so you can cut cardboard or mylar squares to many different sizes. Just use these squares to measure off the exact size of paper needed. And several different fold styles are included in the book's many projects, such as India Star, Basketweave and Square in a Star. Look to the right for the easy Folded Heart instructions to discover just how simple this craft can be. TEA BAG Folding & More places its entire emphasis on using your folded creations to decorate greeting cards. Your projects will indeed make terrific cards, but don't rule out other possibilities like Christmas ornaments. And while it does promote Hot Off The Press papers to make your creations -- and its designers have taken great pains to produce projects that really do show off the company's papers and cards -- don't be afraid to experiment with traditional origami paper, or even colourful squares cut from magazine ads or old catalogues. If you can't find TEA BAG Folding & More at your local craft store, call the company in Oregon at (503) 266-9102 to find a location near you selling its books. Hot Off The Press also offers direct sales at its Web site at www.hotp.com. BOTTOM LINE: Tea bag folding -- like its big sister, origami -- is a specialized craft that won't appeal to everyone. But if you'd like to try paper folding this book offers an easy introduction. |
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