Creating The Canal House Card
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Ingrid Siliakus believes that cutting and folding some cards from existing patters in the best way to get an understanding of the craft. To help you become familiar with origamic architecture she has provided easy-to-follow instructions and a diagram for making Canal House, an origamic architecture card.
1. Copying the design
Place a sheet of cardstrock on a cutting mar and draw a faint penci line in the middle of each side of the paper. Draw it horizontally, matching the paper's grain. Copy the design by tracing it or scanning it into your computer and printing it out. Cut the copy paper down so that it fits on top of the cardstock, then attach it to the cardstock with removable tape, making sure that the midlines match up.
2. Perforating the cutting and folding lines
Mark all cutting and folding lines by making a tiny bole with a sharp stylus at the beginnings and the ends of the lines. The solid lines are the cutting lines. Lines made up of dashes, are the valley folds, and the dotted lines indicate mountain folds. After all the lines have been carefully marked, remove the copy from the cardstock and erase the pencil lines. A completely perforated design will now appear on the cardstock.
3. Cutting the solid lines
With the design as a guide, first cut the uninterrupted solid lines. Use a metal ruler and a sharp cutting knife, and cut from the beginning to the end of the line. Keep the knife perpendicular and try to cut the lines without pausing. Any hesitation or interruption will show in the piece.
4. Partially cutting or scoring the fold lines
The next step is to cut the fold lines two thirds of the way into the paper. You can aso score deeply along these lines, but curring is preferred. As before, make one straight cut, using the ruler as a guide from beginning to end. The valley folds are cut first, on the back of the cardstock. If you have never partially cut paper this way before, practice first on a scparare piece of paper. You may also chouse to reserve a special knife for partial cutting that is duller than your regular knife blade.
5. Folding the architecture card into shape
This step takes a lot of time and patience. Start by folding the middle valley base line (main fold line) to see which mountain folds move forward and appear by them-selves when this is done. If some of the folds resist falling into pace, you can score or cut them a bit more. Thin wooden dowels can be used to raise parts of the design and ease the montain and valley folds into place. Do not try to position the folds all at once, but gently hend all of them a little and progress sowely.
Perforating the cutting and folding lines.
Cutting the solid lines.
Partially cutting the fold lines.
Using a wooden dowel to help part of the canal heuse and ease.
Remember that the folds that are deeper get more difficukt to reach as the card slowly finds its form. When al parts of the cards have been folded far enough, carefully close the card entirely. Use a bone folder to sharpen the folds.
Finally, you can adhere the cardstock to another heavier piece of cardstock, it may not be necessary to glue it to another piece of paper.
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1. Copying the design
Place a sheet of cardstrock on a cutting mar and draw a faint penci line in the middle of each side of the paper. Draw it horizontally, matching the paper's grain. Copy the design by tracing it or scanning it into your computer and printing it out. Cut the copy paper down so that it fits on top of the cardstock, then attach it to the cardstock with removable tape, making sure that the midlines match up.
2. Perforating the cutting and folding lines
Mark all cutting and folding lines by making a tiny bole with a sharp stylus at the beginnings and the ends of the lines. The solid lines are the cutting lines. Lines made up of dashes, are the valley folds, and the dotted lines indicate mountain folds. After all the lines have been carefully marked, remove the copy from the cardstock and erase the pencil lines. A completely perforated design will now appear on the cardstock.
3. Cutting the solid lines
With the design as a guide, first cut the uninterrupted solid lines. Use a metal ruler and a sharp cutting knife, and cut from the beginning to the end of the line. Keep the knife perpendicular and try to cut the lines without pausing. Any hesitation or interruption will show in the piece.
4. Partially cutting or scoring the fold lines
The next step is to cut the fold lines two thirds of the way into the paper. You can aso score deeply along these lines, but curring is preferred. As before, make one straight cut, using the ruler as a guide from beginning to end. The valley folds are cut first, on the back of the cardstock. If you have never partially cut paper this way before, practice first on a scparare piece of paper. You may also chouse to reserve a special knife for partial cutting that is duller than your regular knife blade.
5. Folding the architecture card into shape
This step takes a lot of time and patience. Start by folding the middle valley base line (main fold line) to see which mountain folds move forward and appear by them-selves when this is done. If some of the folds resist falling into pace, you can score or cut them a bit more. Thin wooden dowels can be used to raise parts of the design and ease the montain and valley folds into place. Do not try to position the folds all at once, but gently hend all of them a little and progress sowely.
Perforating the cutting and folding lines.
Cutting the solid lines.
Partially cutting the fold lines.
Using a wooden dowel to help part of the canal heuse and ease.
Remember that the folds that are deeper get more difficukt to reach as the card slowly finds its form. When al parts of the cards have been folded far enough, carefully close the card entirely. Use a bone folder to sharpen the folds.
Finally, you can adhere the cardstock to another heavier piece of cardstock, it may not be necessary to glue it to another piece of paper.