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Taught by Mia Semingson of Two Hands Paperie
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Bring back the nostalgic joy of making the paper snowflakes from your childhood and elevate them with a shibori-inspired dip dye. Mia Semingson is an artist, book binder, and owner of Two Hands Paperie in Boulder, Colorado. She is always looking for creative new ways to express her love of paper, so she combined a familiar snowflake project with a dyeing technique reminiscent of indigo patterns on Japanese resist-dyed fabric. Learn how to fold and cut Japanese washi paper as well as basket-style coffee filters and then play with dye to make decorative, sophisticated snowflakes that are truly one of a kind and a surprise to reveal. Hang individiually as ornaments or hang them together as a beautiful garland.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Japanese washi paper in various sizes (Sumi-E painting and calligraphy paper like this one)
- Round coffee filters
- Two bowls - one for ink, one for water
- Any shade of dark blue watercolor or ink
- Scissors
- Bone folder or spoon
- Pencil
- Protractor
- Iron & ironing surface
- Dish towels
- Newsprint or scrap paper to cover the table
- Stapler and ribbon for making a garland (optional)
Downloads:
- Make Shibori-Inspired Paper Snowflakes
- Use basic origami folds on both Japanese washi paper and basket-style coffee filters
- Cut folded paper into snowflakes
- Dip dye folded paper
- Experiment with simple dip dye patterns and techniques
- Hang paper snowflakes
- Create a snowflake garland
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Make Shibori-Inspired Paper Snowflakes Reviews
92 users recommended this class to a friend
Ira Six
Snowflakes are so beautiful. I like this class.
December 12
Megan Tavares Nattrass
Well explained, good quality video. After watching I am confident I can make this beautiful craft on my own.
December 7, 2024
Emmanuelle Esquivel
Fun project and the result is very beautiful although it is a lot of work for something that won't last. I did not enjoy the ironing part, I made my designs too intricate and they were very difficult to unfold, flatten and tape to the windows. My advice is to truly stick to large shapes with a lot of paper. I used coffee filters, I don't know if the other type of paper would give a more rigid result.
Enjoying the decor on my windows right now!
December 6, 2024
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