Paper cutting or papercutting refers to the art of cutting paper into designs, and not just the act of cutting paper for any purpose. A variety of papers and tools, such as craft knives, are used to achieve this. This also covers questions about preserving papercutting pieces.
Questions tagged [papercutting]
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What is the paper cutting art called which does not involve folding?
The paper cutting craft shown here - How to cut a tiny circle in paper? does not seem to be done by folding paper (there are no wrinkles). Doesn't seem to come under origami.
Since I wish to learn that kind of paper cutting art, I wish to know what…
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Interlocking cuts for a truncated cone
I have a simple lampshade design, on the picture is made out of paper:
It's a basic truncated cone from a single sheet of paper.
I want to join sides of paper with interlocking cuts, like this:
Or like in IQ lamp:
How do I go about designing…
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Where to find stencil fonts?
I'm looking for uncommon fonts resources to cut stencils.
They musn't have isolated parts that would be detached from the main stencil.
On google fonts, I can only find 3: https://fonts.google.com/?query=stencil
Can you guide me to a greater choice…
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Cutting a stack of paper into a complex shape (got to make a LOT of these)
I have a project where I need to cut a large number of a complex shape into some papyrus paper (about 100-200 sheets.) The shape is quite intricate, and I'm not sure of the best approach.
I discussed on the woodworking forum (who suggested I migrate…
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