Instructions for making paper spills by Will Blyth (1923) from David Mitchell’s Public Paperfolding History Project.
A thorough tutorial by Golden Hands using different types of papers.
Make a beautiful paper hat with coloured paper or newspaper. You can also make a paper basket with the same method. Videos by Ksripriya Kanigolla
Lydia Maria Child (1833) describes how to make ornamental spills, paper feathers and tendrils.
Instructions on how to decorate a tumber include a description of how to fold basic paper spills or matches. 1831.
How to make paper rods which can be used for all sorts of building projects- video by Paula Beardell Krieg
Darcy Turner shows how the Newspaper Rolling Machine can make solid sticks out of 5 sheets of newspaper and wallpaper paste. They can be cable tied together to make chairs strong enough to sit/stand on, other furniture and sculptures. The machines are available to buy or rent in London. Also – how he makes a chair out of the sticks.
Darcy Turner offers two cool tools – a fork to make paper sticks for sculpture, and a rack to make cutting tape quick and easy.
