Papierpuppe - Blog

Four steps and about thirty minutes, from a downloaded file to a figure that folds at the elbow. What to print on, what to cut with, and the one setting that ruins a sheet.

From papyrus figures in Egyptian ceremonies to Queen Victoria's collection, wartime paper rationing and political satire.

A movable paper doll bends at every joint, because each one is a real hole with a brad through it. How they differ from flat dolls, and what to print them on.

Every doll is three files, not a parcel. What you get, what to print it on, what to cut it with, and what holds the joints.