Comments on: Readers’ Pics http://foldingtrees.com/2008/10/readers-pics-4/ the best tutorials and paper creations online Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alejandra http://foldingtrees.com/2008/10/readers-pics-4/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Alejandra Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:11:09 +0000 http://foldingtrees.com/?p=1227#comment-929 Oh, thank you so much for the info! :D I'll have to give it a try... Oh, thank you so much for the info! :D I’ll have to give it a try…

]]> By: L0ttie http://foldingtrees.com/2008/10/readers-pics-4/comment-page-1/#comment-877 L0ttie Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:06:16 +0000 http://foldingtrees.com/?p=1227#comment-877 Thats exactly how I made it except I had to fold it around an earring post to keep the hole in the middle. Its a bit fiddly when you start but it saves a lot of work later. I used slightly thicker paper as I found origami paper and magazine pages tore too easily. Thinner paper also doesn't curve as much in the folds so it ends up looking very sharp and flat although I suppose thats just down to personal taste. When the beads are finished they need to be sealed with varnish to protect them against moisture. Even after they're sealed, you have to be careful and take the bracelet off before you wash your hands etc... they're water resistant but not waterproof. I can write a tutorial if anyone is interested... Thats exactly how I made it except I had to fold it around an earring post to keep the hole in the middle. Its a bit fiddly when you start but it saves a lot of work later.

I used slightly thicker paper as I found origami paper and magazine pages tore too easily. Thinner paper also doesn’t curve as much in the folds so it ends up looking very sharp and flat although I suppose thats just down to personal taste.

When the beads are finished they need to be sealed with varnish to protect them against moisture. Even after they’re sealed, you have to be careful and take the bracelet off before you wash your hands etc… they’re water resistant but not waterproof.

I can write a tutorial if anyone is interested…

]]> By: June & Eve http://foldingtrees.com/2008/10/readers-pics-4/comment-page-1/#comment-800 June & Eve Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:19:29 +0000 http://foldingtrees.com/?p=1227#comment-800 Thanks Tia, I think you are right! I might have to do a tute about that; how to use that technique for a paper bracelet. Eve Thanks Tia,

I think you are right! I might have to do a tute about that; how to use that technique for a paper bracelet.

Eve

]]> By: Tia http://foldingtrees.com/2008/10/readers-pics-4/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Tia Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:10:04 +0000 http://foldingtrees.com/?p=1227#comment-799 The bracelet is beautiful! It looks like to me that it was made the same way you would make a square knot scoubidou. Check out the wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoubidou The bracelet is beautiful! It looks like to me that it was made the same way you would make a square knot scoubidou. Check out the wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoubidou

]]> By: MelanieL http://foldingtrees.com/2008/10/readers-pics-4/comment-page-1/#comment-766 MelanieL Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:34:34 +0000 http://foldingtrees.com/?p=1227#comment-766 Yay! Thanks for including my kusudama! Yay! Thanks for including my kusudama!

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