PaperMatrix is inviting you to a paper weaving workshop in Cafe Retro Jægersborg-gade, Copenhagen, Denmark. The workshop is open Saturday December 1st and Sunday December 2nd both days from 1 pm until 4 pm. We will be making Heart #006, Heart #037, the balloon from Mobile #001 in double size, and a new simple Cone #016.…
This hyacinth glass belonged to my grandmother. In mid December she bought the hyacinth bulbs. She placed the bulb on top of the glass and added just so much water that it did not touch the lower side of the bulb. Then it was stored in a dark, cool place – no frost. When the…
This Cone #014 is woven like any other cone, although it tends to entangle while weaving. Cut out the two pieces, line up and fix in place with glue. Form the basic cone and fix that with glue. Start weaving. While weaving fix each flower with a paper clip at the top arc. After weaving line up…
Cone #013 is a four colour version of Cone #004. Cut the four pieces in different colours and place Part 1 flat on the table. Now stack Part 2, 3 and 4 so that the small notches fit. Part 3 and 4 will swirl in the opposite direction. Align and fix the four layers with a…
This week Teddy and I went to see a performance on the PeaCock Pantomime Theatre in Copenhagen Tivoli Gardens. It was a rainy evening and not many people had come. Nevertheless the dancers looked to be in brilliant mood. In particular we were impressed by the many and very fast changes of scenery. Cone #012…
Anna has designed this upside down Gingerbread pattern for a cone. Actually the cone Anna made is much more complicated than this one. But it is prudent to start out with a simplified version. Weaving requires some skills to obtain a pretty result. Print/cut the four parts of the cone in the colours of your choice. Part…
This Valentine cone is a mix of ideas. It is a development of Anna’s pattern for Cone #009 and of Carol’s inspiring suggestion in her comment. Cone #010 is rather easy to weave. Just glue down and fix the top centre of each heart as you go along. Some may prefer -.pdf files for cutting…
Anna also devised this bubble pattern with open spaces. The first 2-d picture looked a mess because of the holes. The picture would not show the cone’s transparent qualities. I had to put a solid cone inside to make it look less confusing. The close up may indicate the 3-d effect. The cone is easy to…
Anna made a script in Rhino making it possible to generate cone patterns automatically. Parameters are: Overall angle, number of strips, number of sub-strips, height of bottom cone, height where sub-strips start, radius of cone, distance between strips and sub-strips, a number of points along the curve of the basic strip that may be pulled to change its…
Cutting out this cone by hand is a huge task. If you venture into this project make a simpler test version first to get familiar with the weaving. This may prevent you from making mistakes and crease the delicate snowflakes when weaving. The cone is constructed like Cone #005. But I left out every second…
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