The Art of Papercraft: Unique One-Sheet Projects Using Origami, Weaving, Quilling, Pop-Up, and Other Inventive Techniques

by Helen Hiebert, Michael G. LaFosse (Foreword by)

Overview

Paper artist and teacher Helen Hiebert compiles a one-of-kind collection of 40 unique projects, each using just one sheet of paper. Combining decorative paper techniques like marbling, stamping, and stenciling  with dimensional techniques like origami, cutting, folding, quilling, stretching, weaving, and pop-ups, The Art of Papercraft offers a rich variety of projects that will delight crafters, artists, and designers alike, including paper votive lights, pop-up cards, folded paper gift boxes and envelopes, woven paper wall hangings, miniature one-sheet books, and much more. Every project is beautifully photographed and accompanied by step-by-step visual instructions. Guidance on selecting tools, materials, and paper selection; in-depth technique instructions; and profiles of contributing paper artists make this a rich and practical celebration of papercraft.  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635862652
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	02/15/2022
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,085,655
Product dimensions:	8.12(w) x 10.12(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Helen Hiebert is a papermaker, artist, and author of books on papermaking and paper crafts, including The Papermaker’s Companion and Papermaking with Garden Plants and Common Weeds. She teaches papermaking classes and workshops, writes a weekly blog, and is the Paper Talk podcast host. She lives near Vail, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Foreword
My Introduction to Paper

CHAPTER 1: ALL ABOUT PAPER
What Is Paper?
Paper Properties
Where to Find Paper

CHAPTER 2: PAPERCRAFT
The Versatility of Paper
Fold, Set, Stitch

CHAPTER 3: TOOLS AND MATERIALS
Folding and Scoring Tools
Cutting Tools and Equipment
Adhesives and Gluing Tools
Specialty Tools and Materials

CHAPTER 4: FOLD IT
Origami Candy Dish
Valentine Love Note
Two-Fold Name Card
Inflatable Paper Votive
Tyvek Lantern
Origami Bat
Origami Sailboat Envelope
Origami Parrot

CHAPTER 5: CUT IT
One-Sheet Books
Capucheta (Paper Kite)
Peace Tree Card
Spring Shamrock
The Sheet’s the Stage
One-Sheet Tree
Pop-Up Alphabet
Slice-Form Heart
Reconstructed Bauhaus Exercise
Paper Mask

CHAPTER 6: CONSTRUCT IT
One-Sheet Book Luminaria
Floral Lantern
Plantable Paper
Gatefold with Paper Washers
Swirling Flower
Wrist Cuff
Pleated Display Stand
Bendable Paper Sculpture
Star-Top Box
Mini Tunnel Book
Pop-Up Dragonfly
Blushing Tiger Card
Tiny House
Exploding Cube
Dudleya Succulent
Curved-Flip Mechanism
Woven Wall Hanging
Bojagi Curtain
Quilled Snowflake Ornament
Paper Twist
Paper Thread
Pleated Lantern

CHAPTER 7: MAKING AND DECORATING YOUR OWN PAPER
Papermaking Techniques
Paper Decorating Techniques
Fasteners, Attachments, and Connections

Acknowledgments
Terms to Know
Illustration Key
Resources
Paper Suppliers
Specialty Suppliers
Paper Organizations & Other Useful Websites
Contributing and Referenced Artists
Reading List
Metric Conversions
Index

Editorial Reviews

12/06/2021

Paper artist Hiebert (The Papermaker’s Companion) offers a first-rate guide for all manner of paper crafters. A little creativity can “transform a single sheet of paper into fantastic and sometimes unbelievable forms,” she writes, and offers detailed descriptions of papercraft techniques (including setting, stitching, and folding), tools (for cutting and gluing), and materials. The author presents 40 projects, grouping them by technique. There’s folding, which includes an origami candy dish designed by 11-year-old Trinity Adams, a deceptively simple two-fold name card by Paul Jackson, and an origami bat by Ioana Stoian; cutting, which features Hiebert’s stunning Peace Tree card and One-Sheet Tree; constructing, with Hiebert’s floral lantern, Shawn Sheehy’s pop-up dragonfly, and Arnold Grummer’s plantable paper; and surface treatments, which has tips for stenciling, laminating, embossing, and watermarking. Hiebert’s helpful templates, easy to follow instructions, and full-page color photos will help crafters nail the projects, and the extensive list of resources and project index are a bonus. This delightful collection should have a spot on both seasoned artists’ and hobbyists’ bookshelves. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

Helen Hiebert is a renowned author, instructor and paper artist, and a global resource for the paper arts community. She’s provided instruction for working with paper in how-to books and her popular classes for years. The Art of Papercraft delivers useful information and clear guidance for techniques the novice to experienced crafter can master. Step-by-step directions and full color photos ensure success creating projects featured in each section. Paper enthusiasts will want to keep this title within reach!”  — Kim Grummer, Arnold Grummer's Papermaking Kits Supplies
 
"Between the covers of this remarkably thorough book, you'll find so much more than a host of clever, doable projects... each is composed of just one non-threatening sheet of paper, after all! I can almost guarantee you'll want to sit down and start making right away. But it's also an enjoyable tome for bedtime reading... Helen's enthusiasm for paper, and all of the surprising things it is capable of, shines through in every aspect she shares from a career of paper making, creating, and teaching. Inspiration abounds, whether you are new to the world of paper or have worked - or simply played - with it for years." — Ann Martin, quilling artist and author of All Things Paper, and blogger at allthingspaper.net 
 

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