Hello friends! Today let’s learn How to make a Zine from a single sheet of paper! A Zine is like a mini book or booklet that you can make by simply cutting and folding the paper and is super easy!
I have shared so many easy Book Binding techniques on this blog, but today’s How to Make a Zine Tutorial is such a clever take on book making.
A Zine can be made in any size, but the most popular way is to make a booklet with a4 paper. You do not staple, paste or sew anything- you simply fold and cut a basic printer paper and voila you have a book!
How to Make a Zine YouTube Video
This is a super simple craft and you can craft along with me in this How to fold a Paper into a Book Youtube Video.
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How to make a zine TutoriaL:
A step by step tutorial explaining How to make 8 page zine!
- Hold a piece of 8.5 by 11 inch printer paper with the
- Fold in half horizontally and create a crease. Use your finger nail or a bone folder to create a nice sharp crease.
- Fold each of edges inwards again to create quarter folds.
- When you open the folds, your page should have 4 equal portions.
- Now turn the paper 90 degrees and fold the paper in half, this time folding it vertically.
- You will now have 8 equal portions visible with the creases.
- Fold the paper in half horizontally again (as in step 2) and using a sharp pair of scissors, cut one quarter over the fold.
- Open the fold to reveal the cut.
- Fold the paper back in half vertically (as in step 5) and insert your finger into the cut out area.
- Gently pull out the paper creases of by the paper cut.
- Fold and press the creases and you will have automatically created the crease of your book/ zine!
- Enjoy filling the pages of your zine with fun photos
Enjoy filling in your zine with doodles, ideas or words. The choice is yours! I hope you found this How to make a Zine tutorial useful friends!
Hi I’m Smitha! I live in Minnesota with my husband and two daughters. You’ll always find me painting florals in my sketchbook. And I love the sheer joy of making something with just my hands! But my bigger love is capturing it all on camera Read more.
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