Tea Bag Folding [Paperback]

Janet Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

The techniques are simple - the papers are cut, then folded, to create rosettes. These can then be built up with paper segments to create colourful, decorative and circular designs. Many different items can be embellished with these rosettes - photograph albums, journals, books, frames, boxes, cards and more. This book is packed with new and exciting ideas, and lots of information for all tea bag folding enthusiasts.

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"This is a book to treasure—and what a good present it would make for the crafter in your life!"  —myshelf.com

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Janet Wilson is an expert in a wide range of paper skills, including parchment craft, quilling, paper cutting, embossing, paper pricking, casting and sculpting. She is the author of the bestselling books The Art of Parchment Craft, The Craft of Quilling, and Parchment Craft.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Search Press (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0855329696
• ISBN-13: 978-0855329693
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,144,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Full of Creativity and Inspiration, April 26, 2003

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Kitty Kellie "[e-mail]" (Lynnwood, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tea Bag Folding (Paperback)

This book is quite charming if you like working small. This book contains instructions on how to make dozens of projects using small squares of paper. Most of the projects require the folding of either 4cm or 5cm squares which is about the size of a tea bag, hence the name.

You can't truly appreciate how lovely these designs are until you make them for yourself. When I first looked at this book I was enthralled with the papers they used. After a brief search on the internet I found kcardinal.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm which has tiles of all of the papers used in this book. I simply copied the images to my desktop and had instant printable squares ready for use (after I cut them out of course.) A search for tea bag folding tiles turned up pages of free, downloadable, printable images for use in tea bag folding.

The only downside to this book that I have found is that the instructions could be a bit more detailed. I love origami and have some experience in this area so I was able to figure out where the author was going by looking at the images of what it is supposed to look like and fanagling my way a bit until I got it right. If you don't mind a bit of a challenge the rewards are quite satisfying. If you are new to origami do not be intimidated. I encourage you to make use of the techniques and soon you will be folding like a pro.

If you like origami and the intrigue of folding little squares that interlock or glue into a finished design you will enjoy this book. It is great to get the juices flowing and might even spark some ideas of your own!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teabag folding aid/ideas, July 18, 2009

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Susan R. Van Hollan "suze1941" (KalaMAZOO, mi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tea Bag Folding (Paperback)

Janet Wilson's Tea Bag folding book is great for beginners as well as us "old pros"! Some terrific ideas to "run with", change to your artistic eye and projects that will charm recipients. A good buy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just not perfect for me, June 14, 2010

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Lee Wagar (Springfield, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tea Bag Folding (A Passion for Paper) (Paperback)

I have been a cardmaker for a long time and thought I would expand my craft with TeaBag folding. Looked on the internet and watched how to do it over and over and got the hang of most of the folds. Thought this book would be handy for when I'm working on a project. Well, it's not the easiest book to follow in my opinion. I'm still trying to follow the directions, but haven't fully got it yet. The projects in the book are not really my cup of tea (no pun intended) so I will search for another to add to my craft library. If you already can fold, this is for you....