Posted in paper, tagged 3d, dog, paper, paper models, weaving on 03/02/2013 | 2 Comments »
Lee-Kuo saw his mum’s paper dogs and decided to design his own system for paper weaving a dog. He found pictures of a dog on the internet and created the proportions in 3D. He then began weaving using his 3D model as a guide. This is his finished paper woven dog.
rear view of the 3D model
front view of the 3D design
wonderful head proportions
wonderful weaving system
simply a work of art
Posted in general, paper, tagged basket, dog, handbag, magazines, paper, recycle, recycling, weaving on 03/02/2013 | 1 Comment »
We had a few magazines lying around and my wife decided to have a go at paper weaving. These are the results and I think they are really amazing. The handbag gets lots of attention and many people would like to buy one. The dogs are also really incredible, which shows that this system of weaving lends itself to almost any shape.
a beautiful paper handbag
a lovely paper dog
very practical and simply functional
wonderful proportions
paper is so strong
great patterns
so cute
lovely strong weave
Posted in paper, tagged animals, bat, bird, cat, dog, origami, pop-up, Robert Sabuda, treasure boxes on 23/02/2010 | 3 Comments »
I have been folding paper since I was a little boy. Today I still love folding those wonderful boats, boxes, birds and anything that can be used for teaching English. All my kindergarten students become experts in origami by the time they go to elementary school. Here are just a few that were lying around the house. Until the next post, keep folding.
wonderful origami boxes, great for teaching English
these very simple origami animals are great for teaching English in kindergarten
more traditional origami and a Robert Sabuda pop-up mammoth card
4 cm paper origami folded by Lee-Kuo
Posted in wool, tagged crochet, dog, Lee-Kuo, poodle on 01/11/2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is another one of those cute cuddly dogs found in a Japanese crochet book. Originally Lee-Kuo began making it but couldn’t find his place in the crochet because of the special yarn so he just made the body and head. Eventually my wife completed the special yarn and it looks great.
a wonderful soft cuddly poodle, made by my wife and son
Posted in general, tagged dog, needlecraft, pencil case, sewing on 22/10/2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of those beautiful works of art that my wife is so good at sewing. It is fully padded and lined inside which gives it that added quality feel. My son wanted to use it for school but his first one got stolen so now it stands on our cassette stand.
A lovely padded pencil case for extra quality
Here is another lovely piece of crochet made by my son. He is 12 years old and really enjoys being creative with his hands. We have lots of crochet books from Japan, we can’t read them but my son knows how to read the crochet patterns, and so he wanted to make this one. It really does look cute.
A Japanese cutie dog made by my son
