Perfect for artists and crafters of all skill levels, you'll learn techniques to create intricate patterns and textures, transforming simple paper into beautiful woven masterpieces.

Dates:
Dec 7, 2024 - Dec 7, 2024

Levels: Beginner, Intermediate,
Workshop Fee: $195
Workshop Duration: 5 hours (Saturday, 11am-4pm ET)
Workshop Location: Online
Class Size: 10

Note: This workshop will be held in a live, online format utilizing the Zoom platform.
Class meets on Saturdays, Dec 7 from 11am-4pm ET.

Just in time for the holidays— a fun and finely crafted handmade gift!

Spend a portion of your Saturday with acclaimed artist Helen Hiebert who is the author of The Art of Papercraft: Unique One-Sheet Projects Using Origami, Weaving, Quilling, Pop-Up, and Other Inventive Techniques.

In this workshop, we will explore several paper weaving techniques and transform one into a lantern and the other into a notebook. Along the way, we’ll craft a unique hinge, and stitch a simple binding. You’ll leave the workshop with the skills to create more books and lanterns in a variety of papers, perfect for holiday gift-giving.

Woven paper Lantern - By Helen Hiebert
Explore several paper weaving techniques to create your own paper lantern.
Woven paper Lantern - By Helen Hiebert
Decorate your home with your own unique lanterns or give them as gifts.
Notebook created with woven paper - By Helen Hiebert
Learn paper weaving techniques with the author of The Art of Papercraft: Unique One-Sheet Projects Using Origami, Weaving, Quilling, Pop-Up, and Other Inventive Techniques.

Materials Needed

Paper:

  • Lantern Papers: Two pieces of paper that complement each other. Each sheet should be approx. 8-1/2” x 11” (we will cut to slightly smaller sizes in class). At least one of the papers should be translucent, to allow light through when illuminated. One paper (either one) should be a light cardstock weight, to give your lantern some rigidity.
  • Notebook Papers: Lightweight cover paper (will be folded several times) cut to 6” x 11” (grain short), weave in sheet cut to 6” x 6”, 4-8 text weight sheets (for book pages) cut to 8” x 5-1/2”
  • Two bamboo barbeque skewers that are approx. 1/8” diameter and at least 6” long
  • White glue
  • Hinge template (emailed after registration) printed on a card stock of your choice
  • Scrap paper (for gluing)
  • Battery operated tea light or fairy lights (Helen will share her favorites if you want to wait and purchase later)
  • 5” x 8” piece of foam core or cardboard

Tools Needed

  • Cutting mat
  • Scissors
  • Cutting knife
  • Bone folder (optional)
  • Pencil/eraser
  • Ruler 
  • Glue brush
  • Awl
  • Needle & bookbinding thread (or other thread)
  • Heavy duty scissors or garden clippers (to cut skewer)
  • A small (4” x 6”) piece of a thin plastic placemat or a thin plastic from your recycling (yogurt container, spiral notebook cover, etc). This is used in the weaving process.

Images copyright Helen Hiebert.

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Instructor: Helen Hiebert

Helen Hiebert is a Colorado artist who constructs installations, sculptures, films, artists’ books and works in paper using handmade paper as her primary medium. She teaches, lectures and exhibits her work internationally and online, and is the author of the several how-to books about papermaking and papercrafts, including Paper Illuminated. Helen has an extensive network of paper colleagues around the world and her interest in how things are made (from paper) keeps her up-to-date on current paper trends, which she writes about in her weekly blog called The Sunday Paper.

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