Papercuts

Louise Firchau is an expert paper cutter and owner of the renowned online paper cuts company Paper Panda. Her gorgeous designs are much sought after, and here are twenty of them - all created by Louise especially for the book, and all in her distinctive and exquisite style. Each project consists of a full-size template and a photograph of the finished design, together with tips on cutting, or how to display the finished item and a 1-5 difficulty rating. With notes on basic papercutting techniques at the start of the book, this is a must-have buy for paper cutters looking for new and original ideas, as well as Louise's numerous fans worldwide.

After leaving school, Louise Firchau studied art and design, art history, illustration and typography and enjoyed card making, glass painting and sketching. In 2000 she was inspired to start paper cutting, and in 2010 she started her own online company called Paper Panda, making typographical lyrical paper cuts from recycled paper. Since then Paper Panda has grown significantly and now sells paper cuts and giftware in a range of distinct styles. Louise has also taught thousands of people to paper cut through online groups using a paper cutting starter kit, and this is also available from the online shop.

In addition to her online shop, Louise has a strong online presence; she is on Twitter and Facebook (179,927 likes), and has her own (highly entertaining) blog (Mutterings of a papery mind).

facebook.com/PaperPandaPapercuts
paperpanda.bigcartel.com/the-blog
paperpanda.bigcartel.com

Examples of Louise's work can be seen online.