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How to make folded book art easier using your computer. Folded Book Art Patterns. The art of paper folding isn't only about origami or paper airplanes.

Folded Book Art Patterns

From simple business letters inserted into plain envelopes to complex multi-sectioned packages Link to the pattern for "kind" for Ellen's book: Doing book art usually requires a lot of mathematical Folding Trees - the best tutorials and paper creations online. Folded books, tutoriels de pliage de livres, origami, partage et vente de patrons de pliage, tuto/écriture de mots en pliage.

Book Folding Tutorial. I am so excited to share one of my favorite tutorials from Loren Crane of Pandora’s Craft Box.

Book Folding Tutorial

This book folding art is a great way to upcycle an old book. Written By Loren Crane of Pandora’s Craft Box Here’s a new craft idea I learned it’s called book folding. I occasionally saw it in store displays and I found it fascinating. I could never figure out how they made them, then a couple of days ago I took a class and they showed me how it was done. Here I did a simple folding which is just folding the pages in half in the same direction. Now I am going to show you a very simple fold that has a dramatic effect. Step 1: First, you want to start with using a paperback book. Step 2: Fold the first page into a triangle. Step 3: On the following page, fold the top part to form a 90 degree triangle. Step 4: Again make a triangle on the next page.

Step 5: Now do a 90 degree triangle from the bottom of the following page. You can make different pattern depending on the fold of the page. Tutorials & Reference. Different Ways to Make Your Own Pattern. 1.

Different Ways to Make Your Own Pattern

By hand plotting the design out on graph paper - as used here at The Folded Book Company. Here’s is where to download suitable graph paper free of charge 2. Using Photoshop – click here for a very good explanation of how to do this. Also this video provides a great tutorial: click here. This version uses a simpler program called Paint: click here – and then requires Excel. 3. Multi-Color. Folding Book Pages. A Whimsy Willow: Book Art Tutorial. Alot of people have been asking me how to make the folded books, so I thought I would put all the tutorials on here.

A Whimsy Willow: Book Art Tutorial

They are super simple, just take alot of time, but let me tell you...if you need some time to just craft and not think, this is the craft for you. Mindless and peaceful. Haha some might not think of those words...but I do. : ) What you will need: Plate hangersHooks (I used adhesive ones for simple removalRulerPaper cutterAdhesive (I used a scrapbook adhesive dispenser, but you can use double sided tape as well)Scrapbook paper The first step with every book you fold will be to break the binding in the middle of the book. This is the first book I'll show you how to make. Starting in the middle of the book, where you have just broken the binding, fold the page inwards to the spine and fold down the crease. Then the next page you will bring the two corners in to meet in the middle like so. You're book will end up looking like this! Repeat step 4 10 times.

And there you have it! Book Origami Folding Tutorial - Pandora's Craft Box. Upcycle: Book folding - Free patterns. I love books.

Upcycle: Book folding - Free patterns

I am a "reader" in every sense of the word - I devoured them as child, I have a PhD in linguistics, I was a reading teacher for 7 years, I'm a marketing writer, I have a kid's book "in the works"... and so on. However, there are mountains of old books out there that will never be read again. Never. It's a truth, no matter how bookish you think you are. Apartment Therapy (Green Living) recently posed the question: Yes or No? So, I point you to yet another AT (GL) writer who dedicated a post to Guy Laramee's Carved Book Landscapes.

There once was a magazine called Budget Living that folded pretty quickly (!). Decorating with books in unusual ways was one of those ideas. Thanks to Budget Living, I've made quite a few "book folds" for myself - they decorate a wall in my home (pictured below). Creative "Try"als: Book Tree Tutorial. I hit the books this week - making a few projects that have been on my "to do" list, made out of books!

Creative "Try"als: Book Tree Tutorial

The first project was a book tree. I was a little discouraged to start this project as I knew it involved paper folding. I have not been able to paper fold much of anything successfully. Paper airplanes - no success with that one yet; Origami - I need a lot of assistance; Tea folding - ha, ha, ha, I won't comment on that one.

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