Parchment Craft: Over 15 Original Projects Plus Dozens of New Design Ideas (Hardcover)

~ Martha Ospina (Author)

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Work done with a special flexible translucent paper that resembles medieval skin parchment, parchment craft originated in Colombia, the author's native country. Ospina teaches, writes, and owns a company, Pergamano, that promotes the craft. Working techniques include embossing, decorative cutting, stamping, and painting, and step-by-step projects are included for cards, table decorations, and party favors. This is a relatively new craft but one that fits in well with the increasing interest in paper crafts. Suitable for public libraries.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Lark; illustrated edition edition (December 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157990095X
• ISBN-13: 978-1579900953
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,132,620 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, delightful book!, October 29, 2001

By	Alouette1 "alouette1" (USA) - See all my reviews

This book inspires me-- as a Hospcie volunteer, I have used many of the designs on cards to comfort my clients after their loved ones have died. These cards just dont' get tossed out.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully illustrated book!, February 9, 2002

By A Customer

I found this book to have wonderful pictures and directions with the pictures so you can see how to do it. There are also many ideas for use of parchment craft other than cards. I really liked that. However, the only problem I encountered was that the patterns need to be enlarged. Therefore, I had to cut out the pages of the patterns (which I did not like to do) and then take them to a copy store to be enlarged. As I am a stay-at-home mom with a very busy 8 month old, the only time I can enjoy crafting is at night, and as eager as I was to get started on some of the projects, I had to wait for what seemed like forever before I had a chance to make it to the store. And then there was the added cost of the enlargements. These were the only drawbacks of this book to me.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book, March 13, 2000

By A Customer

"A great getting-started book. The projects are beautiful and progress from basic techniques into more complicated ones. Maybe a little too fast - it doesn't spend much time on the basic tracing and embossing, but then, this isn't rocket science.