How to Make Cartonnage box/カルトナージュの作り方


How to make a Cartonnage box


Let's get started to make a box with the techniques of the Catonnage.

  • Basic Steps
    • 「Making box with Carton (cardboard)/ カルトンで箱を作る」
    • 「Sticking a piece of fabric on the box/ 布を箱に貼る」

 

    ⇒ About Materials and Tools HERE

   

  ★☆★ Recipies ★☆★

  We provide some recipes of our handworks.
Following resipes are written in Japanese.

 


Making box with carton (cardboard)

01/How to make the cardboard box ©Atelier Z=Grace
01/How to make the cardboard box

【 STEP 1 】

 Draw a plan on the cardboard.

   Draw lines to shape the parts.  

 

What you need:

 ・pencil

 ・ruler/ straight edge

 ・compas

02/How to make the cardboard box ©Atelier Z=Grace
02/How to make the cardboard box

【 STEP 2 】

 Cut the cardboard arong the lines.

 

What you need:

 ・ruler/ straight edge

 ・skill nife/ utility nife

 ・inpenetable vinyl cutting mat

 <Tips>

Cut a shallow ditch along with the lines firstly.

Then cut the shapes out.

 

03/How to make the cardboard box ©Atelier Z=Grace
03/How to make the cardboard box

【 STEP 3 】

 Assemble the cardboard parts with the masking tape.

 

What you need:

 ・masking tape

 ・glue (as needed)

Sticking a piece of fabric on the box

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04/How to make the cardboard box

【 STEP 4 】

 Cut the fablic with 1.0~1.5cm margine.

   

What you need:

 ・sewing scissors/ dressmaker's scissors

 ・fabric

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05/How to make the cardboard box

【 STEP 5 】

 Stick a piece of fabric on the box with mixed glue.

 

What you need:

 ・mixed glue (rice glue and white glue)

 ・brush

 

 

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06/How to make the cardboard box

【 STEP 6 】

  Dry them under the weight in a well-ventilated place for a while . 

  It is needed to avoid warping.

 

What you need:

 ・weight (ex. bottled water, books, etc,,,)

 ・clip (as needed)

 

<Tips>

Put some paper under the clip to avoid depression mark by clip.  

 

 

07/How to make the cardboard box @Atelier Z=Grace
07/How to make the cardboard box

【 STEP 7 】

 Surface with using waterproofing spray.

 

 ★☆★ FINISH ★☆★

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