Harmonica
Folding
Harmonica Cards - New Variations
By
Annelies Karduks
Who
says cards have to be folded in half? Why not fold them like a concertina,
or a triptych to name two possibilities. To take out all the hard
work of measuring and calculating you can now get a whole range
of special stencils - and these two books to complement them.
On their own those templates
are rather daunting, so I would say that these books are necessities
rather than just nice to have for ideas if you are going in for
harmonica folding. The first one complements templates A to D, and
the second E to H so make sure which one you have bought before
buying one - as the books are dedicated to either one set or the
other. You just won’t have the measurements printed on the
template carton otherwise! There are some impressive and imaginative
cards in here, and each book covers birth, birthdays and Christmas
with the addition of work with photographs in the second book. The
instructions are helpful, and you will need a good ruler and knife
to attempt anything plus some patience; this is not the best craft
for a cardmaking beginner. But the results are such that they are
bound to impress just about anybody, and I particularly like the
inclusion of cutting patterns for some of the paper tole sheets.
It also shows you how to be very creative indeed with a range of
punches, border punches and peel offs; check out those border patterns
in book two, which is the more advanced of the two. Ordinary materials
are really transformed here - very inspiring.
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The
Book |
Forte Publishers (Reprinted by Search Press) |
October 2004 |
Paperback |
9058773663
905877449X |
How-To Books/Papercraft |
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The
Reviewer |
Rachel A Hyde |
Reviewed
2005 |
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