Interesting book and full of fun activities. Highly recommend this one to anyone who enjoys paper crafting!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an e-copy of this book.

I'm afraid that my review won't do justice to this book as it is not easy to read as an e-book and I wasn't able to print off the templates and try out any of the projects. From what I see there is plenty to challenge both beginners as well as experienced makers, with excellent instructions and illustrations.

The book is well researched and I particularly enjoyed the historical and technical sections about paper making. I will definitely be ordering a hard copy of the book and trying out the projects.

I just wasn’t impressed with the projects in this book.. it had some interesting information, but it’s nothing that I would be interested in making. I liked the description and had high hopes, but…

4.5 - 5 stars

What a fun and engaging read! This book acted as a really great primer on tools and materials as well as detailed instructions on the construction of projects. The images and colors are gorgeous, adding to the incredibly informative text. The book opened with a tools and materials 101 overview coupled with images of amazing paper artwork, which makes the reader feel inspired and eyeopening to what the basics of papercraft can lead to. Overall a really great read that I would recommend to anyone, not just crafters or paper artists.

ARC given by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This was a fun book to read! I was sure it was going to be a more crafty type of papercraft book (which of course would be fine), but instead it's heavily focused on art paper themes and has a number of very beautiful and elegant projects that can easily be expanded with a little imagination. Many of them require templates to make, though, so be aware of that if you try to make projects from craft books that you're reviewing. In my mind that's the best way to do things, because any tutorial can sound good on paper but fall apart once you try the actual project, right?

Anyway, I had fun reading this book and I'd probably want to actually get this one for myself when it's published.

If you liked the older film documentary "The Art of the Fold" you'd probably enjoy this book as well (I recognized several paper artists featured here that were also in that documentary.) Of course, if you haven't read "The Art of the Fold" I would also highly recommend it, although ostensibly it's all about origami and folding paper and this book is a bit more varied in its approach to its projects.

Creative paper work

Content:
"The Art of Papercraft" book by Helen Hiebert, shows what you can do with a single sheet of paper in about 40 different projects. In her book, the teacher clearly demonstrates, techniques such as origami, folding, marbling, quilling to pop-up cards and small gift boxes. Each project is illustrated with accompanying photographic material and a detailed explanation is also included.

Opinion:
The book is exceptionally comprehensive. Approx. 300 pages are packed with new creative ideas for making small works of art out of paper. Even the stencils have been thought of. I especially like the fact that there are always very different projects and much is included, which I have not yet tried myself. The first pages on the materials were a little too lengthy for me. But that may also be because I have already read many such books.

Conclusion:
A comprehensive book to create new works of art with paper. A good book for creative people. Therefore I give very gladly 5 of 5 stars.


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Kreative Papierarbeit

Inhalt:
Das Buch „The Art of Papercraft” von Helen Hiebert, zeigt in rund 40 verschiedenen Projekten, was man mit einem einzigen Blatt papier alles machen kann. In ihrem Buch zeigt die Lehrerin anschaulich, Techniken wie Origami, Falten, Marmorieren, Quilling bis hin zu Pop-up Karten und kleinen Geschenkkartons. Jedes Projekt wird mit begleitendem Fotomaterial dargestellt und eine ausführliche Erklärung ist ebenfalls dabei.

Meinung:
Das Buch ist außergewöhnlich umfangreich. Ca. 300 Seiten sind vollgepackt mit neuen kreativen Ideen, um kleine Kunstwerke aus Papier zu basteln. Selbst an die Schablonen wurde gedacht. Mir gefällt vor allem, dass es immer ganz unterschiedliche Projekte sind und vieles dabei ist, was ich selbst noch nicht ausprobiert habe. Die ersten Seiten zu den Materialien waren mir ein wenig zu langatmig. Das kann aber auch daran liegen, dass ich schon viele solcher Bücher gelesen habe.

Fazit:
Ein umfangreiches Buch um neue Kunstwerke mit Papier entstehen zu lassen. Ein gutes Buch für Kreative. Daher gebe ich sehr gerne 5 von 5 Sternen.

The Art of Paper Craft by Helen Hiebert

9781635862652


320 Pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Release Date: February 15, 2022

Nonfiction, Crafts & Hobbies, Paper, Origami, Weaving, Quilling

The book is divided into the following chapters.

Chapter 1: All About Paper
Chapter 2: Papercraft Techniques
Chapter 3: Tools and Materials
Chapter 4: Folding
Chapter 5: Cutting
Chapter 6: Constructing
Chapter 7: Papermaking and Surface Treatments


What can I say about this book? I loved it! I have been doing papercrafts since 2006. Quilling is my favorite and there are not that many sources outside of the quilling world. When I saw this book, I knew it was for me. I was excited to see origami in the book too since I have always wanted to learn but had been intimidated. The step-by-step instructions made it so easy that I cannot believe it took me this long to learn it. I was blown away by the reconstructed Bauhaus Exercise. It is delicate and detailed but with the instructions, anyone that can use a craft knife can do it.

The author begins the book with the basics of paper – what is it and where to get it. The directions within the book are detailed and easy to follow. The photos are excellent resources so the reader can see exactly what the author means in the instructions. The tools section was one of my favorites. I love gadgets and have drawers full of papercraft tools. That just reminded me, I need to buy more glue sticks. This book belongs on the shelf of every crafter. It is an excellent reference book that can be used over and over again.

I have enjoyed a few of the paper art types that are featured in this book and a few are new to me. This guide is well illustrated and detailed. There are a few projects to try in each category, mainly it is the information included that makes this a valuable book. There is a concise history of paper, including helpful information about paper weights and grain. The instruction on techniques for each type of art are also very useful. Origami, paper cutting and quilling are all forms I have done before, what I can't wait to try is the sewing. I had tried to make a book once by sewing and it was extremely difficult. The techniques and suggestions in this guide will definitely ease the process. If you like papercrafts at all, this book is one that you will be able to use often.
Thank you to Storey Publishing and Netgalley for the e-ARC of this informative and useful Art guide.

“Paper is a magical and diverse material… . Paper can be both a surface (used in practical and artistic ways) and a work of art in and of itself."

Paper artist and teacher, Helen Hiebert compiles a one-of-kind collection of 40 unique projects, each using just one sheet of paper. Combining decorative paper techniques like marbling, stamping, and stenciling, with dimensional techniques like origami, cutting, folding, quilling, stretching, weaving, and pop-ups, The Art of Papercraft offers a rich variety of projects that will delight crafters, artists, and designers alike.

If you’ve been following my social media channels it shouldn’t be a surprise why I read this book. Always on the hunt for new crafting techniques, I loved how the author presents the art of crafting with paper to the reader.

Created by various designers, the one-sheet projects shown in the book are broadly categorised under folding, cutting and construction. Each project is visually explained with step-by-step illustrations and includes materials and tools required.

The author has also showcased profiles of contributing paper artists.

The USP of this book is that each of the projects are simple enough for a beginner while being sophisticated for the seasoned crafter. And for this reason I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys working with paper. Whether you take up a papercraft project alone, as a group of friends, with kids, or in a community, this will feed all your creative cravings and leave you with a stunning piece of art at the end.

This ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Storey Publishing.

Helen Hiebert’s The Art of Paper Craft is a wonderful resource for beginning and intermediate paper artists and for those exploring the field. Hiebert starts with personal notes and a brief history of paper around the world. She then shares paper craft techniques, providing clear instructions and photographs for multiple folding, cutting, pop-up, weaving, quilling, and sculpture projects ranging from a beginner level to one that is more advanced. She also introduces the work of leading paper artists and artistic techniques that originated in other countries. Her final chapter discusses trends in hand-made paper, popular surface techniques, and fasteners/connectors to help readers with their own projects. The resource section includes an illustrated glossary, lists of paper suppliers, paper organizations, and notable paper artists with their websites, a bibliography, and templates. (I viewed a pre-publication online copy from NetGalley and did not see the templates). One comes away with a solid knowledge of the basics and some idea of the awe-inspiring paper sculpture and art being created around the world. While reading, I kept thinking, “I didn’t know one could do that with paper.” Highly recommended.

This book was incredibly well-executed. It was visually appealing, well organized, and provided an impressive variety of information and resources. A lot of craft books I've read fall into the trap of being useful only to absolute beginners, or so advanced that you need a lot of prior experience to understand them, but this book felt like it was able to avoid either of those trappings. I came away genuinely inspired to play with the new techniques and materials I learned about, which is exactly what I hope for when I pick up a craft book. I took a college course in book arts that opened my eyes to just how versatile paper is a material, and reading this book made me feel like I was able to relive that experience in book form-- and even with that prior experience, I still learned lots of new things. This book is a treasure trove of information.

Don't make my mistake - "one sheet" doesn't mean easy projects! This book is a good overview for adults interested in papercraft to help them explore both materials and techniques. The book specifies what paper is to be used, and of course you only need one sheet so it's not a huge investment if you turn out not to like the material. My favorites are probably the projects using painted Tyvek. This book does not seem good for kids, the projects are hard and usually pretty detailed. The required templates will be made available online for download which is great, but are also included in the book for old-school photocopier techniques.

Thanks to the publisher for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.

I've always liked working with paper in school - even though I was frankly disastrous at it. This book has really given me some more information and great techniques to use with papercraft.

The Art of Papercraft collates a bunch of crafts and techniques around working with paper, with most contributions by the author, but also many from other artists and papercrafters.

I enjoyed the simplicity of many of the tasks in this work, and where the craft prompts were more complex, templates were provided. I also thought the book was largely successful in breaking down the instructions for each craft, although I sometimes found myself defaulting to the pictures because I got a bit confused by the writing. Another criticism I have is that I would have liked a few more complex crafts, as the crafts - especially those by the author - seemed geared more towards children, which is a vibe that the overall work doesn't give off. I suppose that it is for beginners, but I would have liked a larger variety of challenges in the craft prompts

Thanks to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

Tons of background on paper and papercraft. Book offers lots of pictures and projects to try. Look forward to trying out some new craft ideas.

Excellent book on papercraft. Many projects are described with images and clear directions. These pages make the reader feel they can complete the project. There is also a lot of great information on the history of papercraft and what tools to use. This is a must purchase for our library.

This craft book is very interesting as it caters to the beginner as well as the seasoned craft enthusiast. I say this because the origami designs start simple and build upon to complicated and intricate ones. A good reference guide for anyone interested in origami crafting.

The Art of Papercraft is a beautiful book celebrating paper and paper crafts. The author starts by talking about paper and then continues on with tools and techniques for making simple to elaborate projects. Chapters include Folding (origami), Cutting, Constructing and Papermaking. Each project includes photos with step by step instructions. At the end of the book are templates that can be copied to for creating some of the projects. In addition Hiebert includes beautiful photos of art works made with paper. I found this book both educational and fun. This book is geared more toward adults while many of the projects could be done by children with the help of an adult. Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for a temporary ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Super technical!
This book is a wealth of knowledge. If crafting is your thing definitely give it a look. While I found it a bit intimidating as a beginner there is great breakdown of Technique.

I got a free copy of the ebook from NetGalley for preview...

I love to craft and create in various mediums, and over the past several years have delved into paper with enthusiasm. But sadly, I think my biggest hobby may be collecting crafting books. I am always looking to be inspired, and perusing crafting books and magazines are a huge source of that for me.

On saying that, many don't live up to their potential or promises. Either they give up all their best goods in the promos, or the instructions are lacking, or the projects too simplistic and not very inspiring or challenging, or they are gorgeous pictorial works, but lacking in actual practical information.

I was not expecting much from this one, thinking it would be a simplistic book on how to make some simple projects like pinwheels, top and side fold cards, and that what is described as unique is not so unique. But I was pleasantly surprised. I like that Ms. Hiebert laid things out so clearly. This seems to me a book that can cater to an audience of both beginners and some with experience in crafting. I like that she included a couple of glue recipes in the materials description section, and that several of the projects, like the origami ones, had nice step by step pictorials.

The projects are quite varied, from decorative origami pieces, to a kite, to the wearable cuff. Some are simple, and could be done with children with supervision probably, and some more sophisticated in nature, and good jump off points for mixed media projects. I quite like the pleated lantern, and have done some things myself with sewn paper in the past. The quilled snowflake is lovely and something I am seriously considering making myself soon. I also like the slice form heart project. I have admired many other slice form pieces I have seen before, but have not tried it myself, so this is tempting.

There are several little sidebars featuring tidbits and pictures of the works of various other artists which are quite lovely and inspirational too.

Towards the back of the book, there is a section about decorated papers, texturing, etc. The pictures were very lovely, bright, and inspirational. It was more description of types, rather than instructional. Interesting, but a bit disappointed that it did not contain more. It almost felt like it was tacked on.

The back of the book does have a reference guide for suppliers, and the artists featured, and ends with several pages of templates for the projects.

All in all, I was pretty impressed and inspired. Enough that I went and looked up a few of her other books, and this is on my list for possible hard cover books to get in the future (because sometimes it just nice to have a real page turning book in hand!).

There are so many beautiful and unique projects in here! I love the added facts and ideas as well as the beautiful illustrations. Often you just get a list of instructions or else a lot of completed project with no instructions, but this book combines both. You can get ideas from the examples shown and have a good chance of making them with the included directions.