originally posted July 1, 2009
Scherenschnitte is the art of paper cutting. The word is German meaning scissor cuts, and it’s a pretty old art form. The cuts are usually made with an Xacto knife or really small scissors {think cuticle scissors}, and designs can be very intricate. My father made these three scherenschnitte Christmas trees about a million years ago.
Now it seems I’m becoming a little bit obsessed with scherenschnitte. I went on a Google search and not a whole lot comes up as far as instruction, but I did find some great blogs, some videos, and a few other sites that I thought I would share so that you guys can start obsessing about scherenschnitte, too.
Videos:
• How to do Scherenschnitte by Cindy Ferguson
• Scherenschnitte{this video gives a little bit of history behind the art form}
• Scherenschnitte by Kaye Wagner {she’s made a video for each step on how to make a scherenschnitte snowflake}
Scherenschnitte and Paper Cutting Blogs
• Scherenschnitte – Cindy Ferguson’s blog
Online Groups
Free Project
• Scherenschnitte tree from Leisure Arts {pdf file}
Papercutters with Etsy Shops {if you don’t want to make your own}
• Elsita
Happy Papercutting!
So delicate and pretty. Lovely for Christmas!
Just beautiful, thanks for sharing!!