What is this folding technique called?

Aug 02, 2004 7 Replies

I was watching QVC this past weekend (all craft stuff) and a folded card was shown. (I know I've seen this on Carol Duvall.) Someone called in and asked what it was called and the response was "just look in any stamping book and it will be there." Anyway, I will try to describe it and maybe someone will recognize it and tell me where to find instructions! The paper was folded in either triangle or diagonal format. Several pieces of the folded papers were joined end to end by slipping one folded piece into another and gluing. It looked like one row of a honeycomb. It folded flat, then when you held one end, it opened like a concertina. Almost like 3 triangles put together. The sides folded in. Does this ring a bell???? Of course using the terms folded and card and stamp in any search engine brings up gazillions of sites.



Paula O(lson) snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com


Could this be what you're talking about?

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Is it an accordion book? Arleen

I looked at the sites and unfortunately none of them are what I'm looking for. I wish I could describe it better because I know if anyone saw it, they'd recognize it instantly! If anyone has any further ideas, keep them coming. Thanks.

Paula O(lson)

Apologies for 2 posts in a row, but I just realized Arlene is correct. I went to the Carol Duvall section of hgtv.com and looked up "accordion books." There are 3 tecniques shown, and the third one is what I'm looking for. The directions call it a folded paper "starburst."

Paula O(lson)

I've seen those for sale at Fred Meyer (Kroger). Here's the link for anybody interested:

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Whoo-hoo!! One for me!!! Glad I could help, I have made those before, it really is very easy, you just have to rremember to turn the paper over the second time you score it diagonally. They come out so cute! Arleen

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