A Passion for Paper
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Iris folding is a deceptively simple technique that involves folding strips of coloured paper to create beautiful, spiralling patterns. In this book, Michelle Powell once again demonstrates her flair for creative design by sharing with you numerous innovative ideas for beautiful greetings cards, gift boxes, Christmas decorations and more. Clear instructions are provided, guiding you step-by-step through the basic techniques of iris folding and six innovative projects. Templates are provided for all the designs in the book, and there are eight specially designed papers, each including a range of designs, at the back of the book that you can tear out and use.
Make gifts such as artist trading cards, cards, gift bags and tiny paper plants for friends – or simply for yourself!
• 11 projects are explored in depth and accompanied by numerous variations
• New and inventive ideas for using your craft punches will give your old punches a new lease of life
• Over 200 photographs accompany the projects, making the clear step-by-step format accessible to all ages and skill levels
Iris folding takes its name from the spiral pattern made by the overlapping metal leaves that make up the iris in the lens of a camera. Traditional iris-folded designs still resemble a simple spiral, but more advanced and contemporary techniques bear little similarity to this original pattern. The common factors in any iris-folded design are that the pattern is worked from the back over an aperture cut into card, and it involves using layers of folded strips of paper.
This book contains twenty-four tear-out iris folding papers that the author has designed herself. Although all the papers can be used with any iris-folded design, they were created specifically for those featured in 'Iris Folding', published by Search Press as part of the Passion for Paper series. The eight papers you need for the six projects and variations in the book are supplied at the back of 'Iris Folding' as well as being reproduced here, and there are sixteen additional designs and colourways that will allow you to extend and develop your own ideas.