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by Jane Pinder A bit about Teabag Folding
Teabag Folding originated in Holland when Tiny van der Plass started folding a fruit teabag envelope. The idea formed the start of teabag folding.
Nowadays printed teabag papers are more often used and there are many different folds that can be made and each one will result in a very different design. Once completed the ‘folded tiles’ can be attached to cards or scrapbook pages.
We have a couple of sample teabag papers for you to print off and once you become a Guild Member more free papers will be available on an on-going basis, for you to print off and use. Here's a little Teabag Folding taster to tempt you! They come in two styles: Grid Layout - so you can easily cut out the squares using grid overlay, or if you prefer, a Crop Marked version so you can easily cut out the papers with a craft knife:  
Tiles are generally 5cm, or 2 inches, square and you need to cut all your pieces before you start folding. The Kite FoldThe most simple fold is the ‘Kite’ fold. Most completed pieces use either 8 or 16 of these pieces, that must all be folded in the same way. 
Lay the first piece on the table and fold it in half from tip to tip, with the patterned side showing, and crease it well.
Open it out flat, with the crease from top to bottom. Now take the left hand point over to the crease line.
Then do the same with the right hand point. Make good creases on both these folds.
Now turn the piece over and you have your first kite!
Finally place all the pieces edge to edge, with the points together in the centre, to form the embellishment.
The size of the squares can be adapted to suit the size you want the finished piece to be.
If you decide to use 16 pieces, overlap each kite by half when you attach them to the card.
There are many different folds that will result in different finished designs. This is just the start! 
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