Tag Archives: knitting

A Question of Scale

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

David has persuaded me to do a small edition of A Clear Midnight. Rather than just produce copies of the DIY book, I decided that the edition copies should be larger. This is the reverse of my usual process. Normally … Continue reading →

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A Little Catching Up

Posted on June 24, 2018 by

There’s nothing better than someone asking to purchase a book to prod me into finishing the edition. Last week I received an order for a copy of Westron Wynde. I already had all the copies printed and just waiting. I … Continue reading →

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Some Variations on the Shrigley Binding

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

Last week I wrote about accidentally inventing the Shrigley Binding while trying out various origami folds. This week I will show a simpler way to achieve the structure, and some variations of shape and assembly.

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More Paper Toys

Posted on May 27, 2018 by

I have continued to play with making paper toys and produced two more this week. This one’s called Feed The Troll. The object of the game is to flick small items (paper clips, candy wrappers, used chewing gum) at the … Continue reading →

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Little Star Books 3

Posted on May 6, 2018 by

Today’s post features the third and final little star book for you to make. It’s the one at the bottom of the picture below, and is a variation of the one I posted as one of my star posts for … Continue reading →

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Little Star Books 1

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

As you may have guessed from the title of today’s post, I have decided to spread the instructions for the three little star book variations over three posts. At the end of three weeks, you will know how to make … Continue reading →

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A Mini Star Book Workshop

Posted on April 15, 2018 by

I had planned to get several things done this week, but I ended up spending a big chunk of time preparing for the star book workshop that I led yesterday. We made the traditional star book and two variations.

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Revisiting the Zhen Xian Bao: Part 2

Posted on April 8, 2018 by

This week I added the upper compartments to the self-closing bottom boxes I showed you last week. The first step was to glue down the interior triangular flap containing the pocket. I glued the triangles in both models to the … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Zhen Xian Bao: Part 1

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

In celebration of Easter —and of having reached 60,000 views— this week’s post is the first of two on making a couple of variations on the Zhen Xian Bao/Chinese Thread Book. Today I will show you how to fold two … Continue reading →

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Paper Folding

Posted on March 25, 2018 by

Note to my regular readers: I do not know how this post did not ‘go live’, but I am posting it it as having gone up on March 25. Yes, I know it is confusing, but that will keep it … Continue reading →

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