Needlewoman not cease to amaze your customers and relatives interesting creations. Skilled workers are trying to expand their offerings with new techniques. For beginners it is difficult to keep up with them, but there are areas of work, which do not require special talents and efforts. Many are attracted by the simplicity and appeal of Iris folding. This beautiful form of needlework helps to draw different things using regular paper.
Advantages of technology
Books, murals and paintings decorated using iris folding, look beautiful and extraordinary. Interesting technique was born in the Netherlands, where the inhabitants of the country had the idea to use paper and cardboard to create the bulk of work with spiral patterns. The essence of this art lies in the selection of several combined shades of paper and the distribution of them at a certain angle.
Popular destination has three important advantages:
- ease of development of technology;
- availability and minimum of materials;
- the ability to create your own templates and themes.
Bright and texture crafts attract the eye and are pushing for independent production of interesting things. Iris folding technology offers a variety of creations. For children pick up light patternsAnd adults can do more complex composition. Just art often becomes a hobby for skilled workers who want to expand their capabilities in the field of handicrafts.
Stages of operation are in the workpiece material, manufacturing or filling of the finished pattern, and attaching the product to the substrate. Usually master the technique of pre-existing templates.
Experienced handy create their own stencils by which they form their design and make unique crafts. The material can be used not only paper, but also dried leaves, fabric or ribbon.
Themes work by Iris folding technology can be arbitrary. This type of craft you can create beautiful cards for the wedding and New Year, it is interesting to draw boxes and books for gifts and also do original paintings, murals and other decorative elements on walls.
creative process
Any newcomer needs a master class on making crafts to master the new technology. Art Iris folding does not cause any problems, but before work necessary to buy certain materials and tools. needed for the project:
- colored paper 3-5 shades;
- thick stock for the main background;
- a pencil;
- line;
- scissors;
- paper clips;
- Scotch;
- stationery knife.
In order not to spoil the table, on which work will be performed, you should use the board or other dense surface. It will protect furniture from scratches and other damage. You must first determine the type of crafts. Typically, the first work is a small picture or panels.
As a template often take a simple geometric shape, e.g., square or circle. The sample is produced by means of cardboard. And you can find on the internet and print out the finished stencil.
A simple but original application is received from the maple leaf. His printed on paper and then transferred onto cardboard and cut out the silhouette. On the basis of the finished carton is possible to start the main job:
- To a stencil fitting the face side of the blank of cardboard material and fasten paper clips.
- Of colored paper cut strips width of 2.5-3 cm and fold each in half lengthwise separately. Their number depends on the size of the planned crafts.
- Based on the prepared parameters scheduled items.
- The resultant preform in different colors noted figures and adhered to their base. Spread elements in accordance with the numbering of the planned pattern. Stacking color stripe can be alternately or chaotic.
- The first few blanks glue on the cardboard base, and the next - partly on the carton and the adjacent element.
- In the middle of the picture is glued a small square of paper of any color. It serves as a completion drawing.
- On the wrong side of the paperboard substrate cover white sheet. Fix it follows via-stick adhesive.
Spread the strips can be accordion to figure turned voluminous. This effect is often used when creating a herringbone.
The front side can be decorated with beads, ribbons, stickers or small figurines carved out of paper. Additional details are RAMCOth or picture elements.
Crafts Iris folding technique can be original decoration of home interior. For their manufacture does not require expensive materials and tools. This type of needlework is a great hobby for children and adults.