Papercut Winter Foliage

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10
Nov

RHS Garden Rosemoor, EX38 8PH

RHS Garden Rosemoor, EX38 8PH

Address

Great Torrington Rosemoor
TORRINGTON
Devon
EX38 8PH

Venue

RHS Garden Rosemoor

Booking

  • Member

    £95

  • Non-member

    £110.85 (includes Garden entry)

Overview

  • Course running time

    Sunday 10 November 2024, 10.30am–4.30pm

  • Skill level

    General

  • Subject

    Workshop

  • Topic

    Paper cutting

Learn the basic skills required for successful papercutting including using a scalpel blade safely and
accurately. Create several flat pieces and a 3D card on a theme of Christmas trees
You will be supplied with a couple of prepared resource sheets that you can practice on. Create
several festive foliage and Christmas tree themed cuts whilst practising your technique. Then you
will design and cut your own festive piece. Christine will demonstrate how to design and cut out in
detail, with lots of top tips and ideas about what you can do with the finished paper cuts.

Specific skills students will learn at the workshop series:
  • loading and unloading a blade from a scalpel
  • safe use of scalpel
  • basic top tips for starting papercutting
  • some simple cutting exercises to gain confidence for the blade
  • cutting out various foliage shapes and designs
  • cutting out a design in reverse
  • finishing off a cut
  • creating your own design and cutting it out
  • presenting a finished cut
 
All materials and equipment provided. Lunch and refreshments included.

Tutor: Christine Green


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