Victorian letter folding

e.k.mosley on Instagram: "How to open and close a Stardog Puzzle Purse💫✨ . A pdf digital download is now available in my Etsy shop! Link in profile 🫶🐸⭐️ . . This was my first time making a puzzle purse and I had so much fun painting each little picture on all the hidden folds. These beautiful little paper creations can be dated back to Japanese paper folding techniques called tatogami and origami from Japan’s Heian era (782-1185 CE). In Japan they were called Tato and used to hold small…

This illustrated 18th century love letter was originally folded into a small interlocking square called a “puzzle purse”. (You’ll be relieved to know that we used a facsimile version to make the ...

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Julie Bertho ✨ on Instagram: "Today I’ve made a Valentine Victorian Puzzle 💌 These folded handmade letters were love cards in the 1700s. It was a sweet way to reveal your love to someone. You can find on my profile the tutorial to make your own puzzle purse. You can customize this little vintage cards for a special moment and add love notes to it. 🫶 Hope you gonna like this one ✨ #puzzlepurse #victorianpuzzlepurse #handmadecards #cardmakers #vintageletter #vintagelettering…

It’s February and it’s all about love, which makes it the perfect time to indulge...

Letterlocking is a technique of folding a letter so that it becomes its own envelope. The letter is often secured with a wax seal and is designed so that it cannot be easily opened and resealed. To read the letter,...