Score all folding lines first.
Before you cut out parts from the base sheet, lightly score all folding lines with a dried-up ballpoint pen or compass needle. In our pattern, these are no folding lines, so you need to refer to our completion drawing and photos to score folding lines.
How to fold tiny parts
Use a pair of tweezers to fold the tiny parts. Hold folding line with the pair of tweezers and fold it with this. If you fold really tiny parts, use “angled tweezers”.
How to make Cylinder / Tube
o make a thin tube, roll the part over a thin plastic rod to form a tube. If you have various-sized plastic rods, you can make various-sized tubes very easily. You can buy these plastic rods at a hobby shop, but you can use many other similar objects like a ballpoint pen.
Paper
We highly recommend “Matte A4 Inkjet Paper is easy to make. Paper (160g/m2)”, available at most office supply stores. Other thickness of paper and other printers like Laser Printers will produce different results, so please experiment with different thickness papers until you find suitable paper for your purpose.
Cutting tool
Scissors and X-acto Knife or Craft knife Scissors for cutting each parts out individually, leaving a sufficient-sized border around the edges. X-acto knife for cutting tiny parts out. Always be careful to avoid injury when using scissors or X-acto knife and other sharp tools.
Cutting Mat
A Cutting mat is used both to protect the surface you are cutting on and the edge of X-acto knife, as well as to provide measurement guidelines and references to ensure a clean and straight cut. You can work more efficiently with a cutting mat.
Stainless Steel etched ruler
Use a ruler when folding straight lines or / and cutting the cutting lines. If you use a plastic or aluminum ruler for the cutting lines, you might shave these rulers with the sharp edge of X-acts knife accidentally.
Glue
We highly recommend “White (wooden) glue (so-called PVA glue)”. PVA glue dries clear and more quickly than so-called “School glue”. Avoid over-application as this will cause the paper to wrinkle. Glue stick can be use but we feel that the adhesive force is weaker than white glue. We can’t recommend it.
A pair of tweezers
You can use tweezers for multiple purposes : to handle tiny parts, to hold tiny parts being glued together, to roll tiny parts, to fold tiny parts, etc. You also need “angled tweezers”. You can work more efficiently with a tweezers.
Various-sized plastic rods
Use for making tiny tubes.
