Two How To Kits For Tea Bag Folding 

Learn to Fold a Fan and a Star/Easy as a piece of pie

If origami has been something you have tried but it seemed too difficult try tea bag folding. It is a easier to learn and the patterns are not as complicated. Just have a scissors and your glue bottle handy.

Here are two kits I have created to try out the craft. Available on ebay or etsy.paperfacets.com

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A Little About Tea Bag Folding 

Tea bag folding is a fun art to pursue. New ideas pop up and there is always something to get excited about.

Besides actually folding, I am collecting histories of Western paper folding. For the last decade this form of paper folding has been called tea bag folding, but it has been around for many decades from the collection of stories I have heard at craft fairs. I have recorded them on paper and would like to hear any tidbits of history you may have on your European and Western experiences of folding paper.

Share or contact me about your stories below in quest book.

Explore Tea Bag Folding with a Book. 

Here are books offered thru Amazon.com.

I have all the following books and still refer to them for ideas.
Mini reviews have been included with each book recommendation.

More Tea Bag Folding: Celtic and Oriental Designs

by Janet Wilson

Some great fold ideas. The patterns are a little hard to follow. I had to get help from my origami folding daugther.

Amazon Price: $11.86 (as of 10/07/2008)

Memory Folding (Memory Makers)

by Memory Makers

Lots of ideas for scrapbooks. Easy to follow patterns.

Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 10/07/2008)

Tea Bag Folded Greetings Cards (Greetings Cards series)

by Kim Reygate

Beautiful book. Includes intructions on stamping to make your own tiles. Card ideas are very nice. No new fold patterns for me. Excellent for the beginner.

Amazon Price: $8.76 (as of 10/07/2008)

Tea Bag Folding

by Janet Wilson

I have referred to this book a hundred times. A bit hard to follow but all ideas are very original and there is more than just card making for your folding.

Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 10/07/2008)

Tea Bag Folding (Design Original Can Do Crafts)

The picture for this book will show on Amazon. This book was the very first one I used to learn the fun craft of tea bag folding. Lots of folds to get you started and easy to follow.

Amazon Price: (as of 10/07/2008)

Stories of Paper Folding 

This is a collection of histories that have been compiled and finally written down as an informal record of paper folding in Western countries. Tea bag folding is a much older tradition than the internet is portraying on easily accessed sites.

I began learning this as I met people during craft fairs. Several remembered folding paper the same as a child. One in Canada during the 40's, and in the states during the 50's using wallpaper sample books. Two people remembered folding paper in Germany. One just after the forties was shown paper folding by her mother. A younger woman learned tea bag folding in the sixties as a child of a serviceman stationed in Germany.

It has occurred to me now that I should get more information and in the future I plan on getting dates, locations and the ages of the learner and teachers.

If you have any past info on tea bag folding do not hesitate to message me here or on etsy and ebay. I will add your story to this history lens. Tea bag folding is also known as kaleidoscope folding or miniature kaleidoscope origami.

My shop is Paperfacets on ebay. All my tea bag folding creations are here. 

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Look at gift tags, greeting cards. notecards, bookmarks and other artful paper goods. You may wonder "how is that done"?
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You Can Find Tea Bag Folding On the Web 

Lots of sites with instructions and free tiles.

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What's your favourite paper craft? 

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Here is a Good Video Showing a Simple Fold To Get You Started 

I'm Curious--How Many Actually Tried Rosie's Fold? 

I Found Tea Bag Folding on Flickr 

Pictures of tea bag folding. The ideas are endless.

By jomumo4

White Floral by jomum04

ACEO by paperfacets

Gift Box by paperfacets

Christmas ACEO by paperfacets

By Bristol67

Some Papers and Stamps to Start Tea Bag Folding 

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These Links Will Get You To Out of Sight Papers for Folding 

Ruby's

Beautiful colors and patterns for tea bag folding.
Tiles, background and embelliments to make cards.

Frantic Stamper has paper.

Tea Bag Folding Tiles.

Kaleidoscope/Tea Bag Supplie

More tile papers.

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awelldressedbullet What an interesting art form, and I also hadn't heard of this before. Great idea to create a lens on it, nicely done! - Kathy Posted October 06, 2008

eccles1 I have never heard of this before..some of them are very beautiful Posted September 24, 2008

eLiz We do a lot of origami, but hadn't heard of tea bag folding! Loved browsing through your stores, too! Good luck with your business and thanks for sharing! 5 stars! Posted September 19, 2008

Treasures-By-Brenda I had never heard of tea bag folding before. Good luck with your lens and your store! Brenda Posted September 08, 2008

ebay-grandma I had never heard of tea bag folding. Looks like fun. I'll favorite this so I can try later - on a schedule now. Posted September 02, 2008

 

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