With a huge range of new papers, products and equipment available on the market today, paper crafts are growing ever more popular. The Papercraft Weekend Workbook is the modern guide that makes the most of new techniques and materials with a range of stunning new projects for beginners and the experienced crafter alike.
Over 50 exquisite projects, 2-D and 3-D alike, are revealed in step-by-step photography. With many projects shown with variations, the sections take you from making and casting paper through to piecing paper and new fashions in folding. Tips, finishing touches, and professional's tricks make producing top-quality work easy, and the range of over 100 materials used offers ready-made creative inspiration.
With advice on choosing and buying tools, new or traditional papers, and what embellishments to use, ranging from scraps to sequins, each project showcases both contemporary and traditional techniques and materials. Try a torn vellum Valentine's card, richly layered with crepe, and homemade flower paper, with its own handcrafted sealed envelope, or for a modern gift create coasters in metallic paper with glitter beads.