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16 Jun 20, 09:00 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Book Folding
I’ve decided I need a new hobby, and thought it’d be nice to (eventually) make one of these designs:
Obviously I’ll have to start off with something simple. Are there any book folders among you out there? How long does it take to complete a pattern on average? Also are Patterns graded according to levels of difficulty? I’m just at the stage of watching YouTube tutorials on how to get started, but no one has mentioned difficulty levels. Look forward to your replies! |
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16 Jun 20, 09:37 PM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
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WoW! they are gorgeous! Good luck with your new hobby - can't wait to see how yours turn out
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16 Jun 20, 09:57 PM |
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Way to early I know but try Christmas trees they are relatively easy
and buy cheap second hand books in charity shops etc It’s actually very therapeutic when you get in the swing of it |
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16 Jun 20, 09:58 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Thank you - it’ll be trial & error I think! I’ve got an old hardback book with a beautiful red cover (the book given to me on leaving primary school in 1983!) which I thought would be perfect for a Disney one! Can’t wait to get started - I’m going to a local charity shop at the weekend to get an old hardback book to practice on.
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16 Jun 20, 10:03 PM |
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You can practice on paperback books you just have to rip the cover off
Now I’m not saying rip books up but an old paperback that might have a few loose pages a great way to repurpose them old Christmas Hymnals make great Christmas trees |
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16 Jun 20, 10:06 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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16 Jun 20, 10:13 PM |
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Be aware it can become addictive
I’ve done a few children’s books and mounted and framed them as baby gifts Beatrix Potter Windings the willows etc and given the books to be read as they grow the folded books are always old barely readable ones Gd13 still has her Thewell pony one and the books in her room |
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16 Jun 20, 11:15 PM |
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Imagineer
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We did it with old Readers Digests, did the Christmas tree ones as Christmas cards a couple of years ago.
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17 Jun 20, 06:08 AM |
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Very Serious Dibber
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My mum made me one with the Disney logo on a few years ago, she said the hardest part was finding an old hardback book with the correct number of pages!
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17 Jun 20, 12:05 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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This is what I’ve been thinking, although one video did say if you have a book with too many pages you have the option of (tidily) removing some, or a margin of ’x’ pages either side of the artwork.
Obviously i’d love to do Disney ones, but also on the lookout for a Coraline face pattern (DD age 11 has read the book & is obsessed with the film!), i’d love to surprise her on her birthday with this! |
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