Scherenschnitte: Designs and Techniques for the Traditional Craft of PapercuttingProvides instructions for making cut paper designs in the style of European folk art. |
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... glass . Although paper can become very brittle when exposed to strong sunlight , scherenschnitte can be placed between two pieces of glass and hung in the window . In that case be especially careful to use light - fast paper . It is ...
... glass . Although paper can become very brittle when exposed to strong sunlight , scherenschnitte can be placed between two pieces of glass and hung in the window . In that case be especially careful to use light - fast paper . It is ...
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... glass and silver in a pendant . A magni- fying glass is necessary in order to see all the details . These tiny sizes were very much in demand , and several such miniatures have been found in old pocket watches . However , formats the ...
... glass and silver in a pendant . A magni- fying glass is necessary in order to see all the details . These tiny sizes were very much in demand , and several such miniatures have been found in old pocket watches . However , formats the ...
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... glass pane placed between the person and the chair arm . Paper or parchment was attached to the other side of the glass and the shadow could be traced onto that . With the help of a panto- graph the likeness was enlarged to the desired ...
... glass pane placed between the person and the chair arm . Paper or parchment was attached to the other side of the glass and the shadow could be traced onto that . With the help of a panto- graph the likeness was enlarged to the desired ...
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18th century Adolf Menzel background paper basic rules begin black paper black scherenschnitte blade border carbon paper cardboard careful chapter Chinese mythology coated colored paper copy craft knife create cut edges cut from white cutting for right-handed decorated egg drawing easier easily effect enclosed areas especially Europe exactly folding and cutting folk art glass glued hand handicraft holding the paper hole important Jewish scherenschnitte Johann Jakob Hauswirth Lace cutwork large inner areas Lark Books layers of paper left-handed people clockwise Luise Duttenhofer matting middle motifs multiple folded cutwork negative cutting origami outer edge outer lines paper cuttings paper or parchment paste piece placed Poland Polish scherenschnitte R. W. Hus Saanenland Saugy scheren scherenschnitte artists scherenschnitte paper scissors Sequence of cutting shadow sharp sheep shearing silhouettes Soft points surface technique themes thin tips unfolded white cutwork white glue white paper white side Wilhelm Müller wood stain