My friend Louise told me how to make this folded tea towel chicken; thanks Louise! ‘Lay a tea towel flat on the table, with the short sides at top and bottom. Roll the top side down, stopping at the middle, then roll the bottom side up to touch. Fold the left side over on top […]
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The jumping hankerchief mouse
Posted in folding, games, handkerchief, tricks on Feb 19th, 2005
This looks complicated, but its not – its just long-winded to explain. For this trick you need a man’s handkerchief or a square cloth of a similar size. Smooth it out flat (on a table) as in the diagram below, and then fold it upwards diagonally in half. Fold the corners in from each side […]
Nasturtium leaves are very cool to mess around with. Pick a large nasturtium leaf, and try to catch some water in it. Something about the surface of the leaf resists the liquid completely, so that the water forms into beautiful round silvery drops that race around and off the leaf before you know it. They […]
Magic moths are lots of fun. When your moth is made you can make it hover with just its nose resting on your fingertip, the rim of a glass, or even the point of a pin. Click on the moth to pop-up the full-size image, download it, and then print it out onto thin card. […]