As it turns out they are also, while time consuming, easy to make. Folded book art stunning word pattern folded book art love pattern paper anniversary gift for him or her date unique birthday gift wedding decoration 6 numbers love save the date customized name. Collection by kenise miller last updated 11 weeks ago. See more ideas about folded book art, book art and book crafts. The cutout letter toggle shows the resulting piece of paper that results from the folding and cutting. See 9 best images of book folding template printable. Folded book art sculptures origami resource center. Were adding seven more this week crafts for letter k. Book sculpture will be carefully created, packed and shipped within 3 5 business days.
The first one takes hours but the next book takes half that time, and the one. Continue this technique until the letter m is complete. The cost of each book sculpture depends on the complexity but in genera, approximate prices are as follows. Mum mothers day folded book art folded book folding art sculpture present. Jun 08, 2015 have you seen some of those folded book art sculptures on etsy they are so beautiful and make the perfect gift. Read her comments on how the letterman font worked. To test for an optimal ratio, put the not yet folded book up before you, open the covers a bit and fan out the pages.
This is an awesome product looks great is done with no errors. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about folded book art. Turn the page that you just folded to the other side of your book, then place the folding pattern behind the next page. Move it down so it is now on the second vertical line and repeat step 2. Shipping was great too, book was delivered 2 days before listed. We are just like you, persons which are very appraise original work from every. Folded art created from used and old books can be just as beautiful as those that started out as a brand new book. Then i hotglued an old key to a small plastic container. The book however should primarily be in good condition with clean edges as marks and discolouration of the page edges will detract from the beauty of your folded design. Full alphabet upper and lower case letters, numbers and some punctuation and extras. Print a copy of the word or design with vertical stripes. Mar 22, 2017 as well as all letters, uppercase and lowercase, the pattern includes numbers 0 to 9 and some punctuation characters and both small and large hearts. Print out the letters that you wish to fold, go at least 200 dpi in your print.
Its such a fun way of reusing old books and give them another purpose. Print a copy of the word or design with vertical stripes that are used as a template for folding the. Show youve put thought and effort into getting a gift. Folded book art pattern to help you create your own masterpiece. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
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, im a fulltime copywriter, i. These folded books are visually compelling and make for perfect unique gifts. Find book folding patterns by page number, book height, designer, category and fold method. I had promised that it would be available by the end of february. This kind of simple activity is so useful for reinforcing the letter and its sound.
How to bookfold a single word with debbi moore youtube. This typeface illustrates how to make each letter and numeral in the alphabet by taking a square piece of paper, making a sequence of simple folds each folding along one line, and cutting along one complete straight line. Download the pattern here and print it out at full size this will be on three separate sheets of paper. I just absolutely love creating my own folded book art. Nov 01, 2015 as promised, heres the seven part tutorial a book folding course. Choose a book with 6700 pages for a complete folded set of letters such as mrs and mr, or a 200 page book to make a large monogram. Print a copy of the word or design with vertical stripes that are used as a template for folding the pages. A form of origami that takes a book and turns it into a piece of visual art. The result is a 3 dimensional sculpture, the exact shape of which will depend on the type of fold that you have chosen. I put this book folding tutorial together to help people new to book folding get to grips with the basics. So apologies for the delay but it is on my etsy shop now.
Ive been beavering away on a cut and fold alphabet pattern which has taken somewhat longer than i expected. If youre looking for a free pattern, you can get one here. Diy tutorial with easytofollow stepbystep instructions. Book folding diy this is such a neat idea, but im not sure. Folded pocketbook art sculptures the pocket books are 4. How to book fold simple tutorial doodle and stitch. Aug 01, 20 for this project i printed out a giant letter k for each of my kids. Book folding single letters folded book art, book folding. Foldedbookart thousands of totally free book folding patterns. Inspiring book folding template printable printable images. Free printable folding book template with images book folding. See more ideas about book folding, alphabet and book folding patterns.
Creating folded book art is a fun and interesting process. Simplified folded book art if youve ever seen books with the pages folded into the shape of words and wondered how the heck its done, here is one method. The kids dipped the key into paint and pressed it onto their letter ks. This option is particularly useful in the puzzle font, so you can see the mysterious. A simple tutorial for making striped bookfolding patterns in microsoft word. This video guides you through the alphanumeric book folding pattern available to buy on my etsy shop love book folding. Nov 14, 2018 the folded book art designer can even make 3d shapes and images into the books like a heart, a guitar, a star, etc. Folded book art for sale sutton in ashfield facebook.
Book folding, book art and book origami software gbp for 6 month trial or double that for full version. Scroll down to the comments to see another single letter option created by request. I give a five star rating because this is a five star book. You can use these projects as a home decor item or you can give them to your loved ones as a gift. Print landscape for long words and portrait for small words or monograms. How to make that thursday fold book art pattern by all in the folds duration. Dec 10, 2015 whats important is the widthheight ratio. Doing book art usually requires a lot of mathematical calculations. Book folding single letters with images book folding, folded. It is inspired by the foldandcut theorem, in particular the demainedemainehawskleyitolohmanberstephens 2010 paper about simple fold and cut. Once you have this knowledge its a very easy craft to get involved with. Folded pocket book art sculptures the pocket books are 4.
When all cuts are drawn, you can see how the folds align all the desired cuts, so that a single line cut simultaneously makes the entire letter. Once you know how our method works, you can fold any pattern from our website you like. K is for kites my four and six cut out the letter k patterns. If you want a custom pattern you can purchase one here and i will create it for you place the template in the book behind the first page that you want to fold. Book folding single letters folded book art, book folding, book art. Various references and design are ready for you to see.
Have you seen some of those folded book artsculptures on etsy they are so beautiful and make the perfect gift. These are the links to my folded book posts newly added. You can do this on the computer, or on your own with a little. Plus, its such a good way to reuse old books and give them a new purpose. Shop our selection of designs or have a custom piece created just for you. Usually using words, numbers or silhouette pictures as a template to create the folded art. To recycle your books and transform them into something really special, weve made a collection of 10 awe. Feb 01, 2014 doing book art usually requires a lot of mathematical calculations. Its a very versatile pattern and will allow you to create any word you want or series of numbers and dates.
The folded book art designer can even make 3d shapes and images into the books like a heart, a guitar, a star, etc. Handmade to your personal design, my folded book art makes a beautiful anniversary gift for your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife, and is the perfect love token for that special someone. Simply select your pattern to be taken to the free pdf file. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. I tried to do book folding an it came from the perfection of this. We are all passionate about the art of book folding. Delivered to your emailaddress within 1 business day. Help us keep the site free by supporting us here and donate as little or as much as you can to download your pattern click the link below. We carefully fold each page of a book and handcraft it into a beautiful piece of art. As promised, heres the seven part tutorial a book folding course. Please note there are a few of the punctuation symbols in the picture no longer included with this alphabet.
Folded book art starters kit create your own folded book art perfect christmas gift for crafters gift for crafty person bookfoldingpattern4u. The manual provided with the bookfolding pattern in cm and mm for precision a hardbacked book measuring at least 20cm 8 in height. Popular letter k books meet your next favorite book. Theyve also developed a special beginner friendly starter.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Ive seen methods that use precise mathematical calculations for each page and the use of a ruler for each fold. 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, im a fulltime copywriter, i have a kids book in the works and i revere authors. See the full range of bookfolding patterns, books and cds. Free printable folding book template book folding templates folded book art template free word book folding patterns free story book writing templates. I bought 12 x 12 inch gray scrapbooking paper, which we folded in half and trimmed. As well as all letters, uppercase and lowercase, the pattern includes numbers 0 to 9 and some punctuation characters and both small and large hearts.
The kids had fun gluing on all the pieces and decorating with a sharpie something they are not usually permitted to do. Jun 02, 2017 how to make that thursday fold book art pattern by all in the folds duration. Make sure the page density looks good enough to show the picture clearly once it would be folded into the pages. How to fold book pages into letters recycled book art ideas. With this complete starters kit youll have everything you need to create your own folded book art. You will feel so proud of your personalized folded book art you will love to show it off on your mantel or bookshelf. This pattern is for the word mum and requires at least 402 pages in the book 201 folds. Folded books 46 custom design 9 anniversary 12 wedding. Start your book folding journey by downloading a free pdf today in our shop. Software to control craft cutters, vinyl cutters and pen plotters, from most vector editing applications 19 best images about folded book book folding, book art and book origami softwaredont know much about this yet. Youll want it to match the size of the book, and make sure that youve got margins of about an inch inch and a half from the bottom and top of your book. Online there are methods for using photoshop to create your own template, but i felt like there would be an easier way.