Name of this craft?

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Name of this craft?

Postby Koolkat » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:24 am

Can someone identify the craft that involves scissors and paper and generates a stencil like image? The motif is often tree of life with forest animals. I'd like to find a piece on Etsy, etc. for a small spot on a wall.

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Re: Name of this craft?

Postby Moutaineer » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:33 am

Cutwork?

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Re: Name of this craft?

Postby acheyarcher » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:41 am

Agree, sounds like cutwork to me. sometimes called paper lace

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Re: Name of this craft?

Postby Koolkat » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:55 am

I googled cutwork/paper lace and pulled images of needlework. Not sure if that's what you were thinking (?). This has more of a primitive folk art quality to it, I'll try to find an image. It is reminiscent of the paper snowflakes you create from a folded piece of paper. I worked with a woman who had an incredibly complex and beautiful piece over her desk, her mother had done it (which kept me from making an offer for it). That was many years ago, though.

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Re: Name of this craft?

Postby Koolkat » Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:09 am

Ah, here it is, "papercutting", why didn't I think of that? LOL. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
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Re: Name of this craft?

Postby PaulaO » Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:57 am

That is beautiful.

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Re: Name of this craft?

Postby VBOpie » Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:53 pm

Isn't that called scherenschnitte?

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Re: Name of this craft?

Postby acheyarcher » Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:59 am

ahh cut work is also part of some hardanger needlework and lace pull thread work. PAPER CUT WORK is more specific. there is also a Chinese tradition of cut work. Scherenschnitte,yes that is another name.


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