Woven Paper Egg

 While searching for DIY Easter decorations some beautiful paper woven eggs came along in my Pinterest feed and clicking from one woven paper egg to another I found a template but very short instructions. There was a link to a book about paper weaving though, so I bought the book. 

The weaving didn't look as if it would be very hard to do, but honestly, it took me hours before I had an egg that looked just a little bit as the ones in the book. So what you definitely need is patience, but also you have to cut out all pieces very precisely to end up with a nice result. Also possible: maybe it's just me not very good at paper weaving while you find it isn't difficult at all). 

I have had enough weaving for now, but maybe I will make some woven balls for my Christmas tree this year. 

 


 

Book: The Art of Paper Weaving by Anna and Lene Schepper
(book contains templates and instructions)

 

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Comments

  1. Linda April 1, 2021 at 1:26 PM

    A lot of love went in to that project. Thank you for sharing on the Classy Flamingos blog party. Happy Easter.

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  2. Joanne April 2, 2021 at 1:47 PM

    Your woven egg turned out great! Thanks for sharing with us at Encouraging Hearts and Home. Pinned.

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  3. Carol, The Answer Is ChocolateApril 2, 2021 at 3:42 PM

    I love this so much!!! Pinned!

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  4. Sum of their StoriesApril 4, 2021 at 7:18 PM

    I used to work in an office that had an ikea table lamp that looked really similar to this. Every time someone squashed it by mistake they would bring it to me to fix as I was the "crafty' one! It was really fiddly so I'm not surprised to hear these were too. They look great though!

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  5. My thrift store addictionApril 4, 2021 at 9:47 PM

    Cute idea! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!

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  6. Lydia from Lydia's Flexitarian KitchenApril 7, 2021 at 2:50 PM

    Looks like it was worth the effort and a great learning experience! I'll bet your Christmas ornaments will come together with less effort (or at least less time :) ). Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty #ccbg :)

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  7. Donna @ Modern on MonticelloApril 8, 2021 at 5:08 PM

    It still looks very nice. I am not sure I could do it at all or have the patience to keep at it. Thanks for sharing. #HomeMattersParty

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