06 Dec How to Create a Paper Sloyd Match Scratcher

One thing I have enjoyed, while working through our paper sloyd projects, is our little insight into the world in 1905. Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades, the book we are using as our guide was written in that year, and it provides little peeks into the world in that time. Now-a-days, if I need a box, or a portfolio, or a tag to put on my suitcase, I simply go to the store and buy one. Even as a crafty DIYer, I am still going to go to the store for most of my needs. Back in the beginning of the 1900s, I doubt that that was an option. If a family needed some matches, I imagine they bought the matches but didn’t have the convenient little box with the strip on the side that we have now-a-days, where we strike the match to light it. So out of necessity, they had to create their own paper sloyd match scratcher.

Although we don’t have a use for a paper sloyd match scratcher today, we can still benefit from making one. Each paper sloyd project teaches us new skills or develops skills already learned.

Materials Needed:

• A cutting mat
• An Exacto knife
• A pencil
• A hole punch
• A ruler
• Glue
• Some yarn, thread, or string
• A piece of cardstock that is at least 3½” x 3½”
• Sandpaper that is at least 2″ x 2″
• Scissors

Happy Handicrafts: How to Create a Paper Sloyd Match Scratcher

If you have followed us for any length of time, you know that these videos are created especially for Charlotte Mason homeschoolers. We don’t extensively edit them or speed up the boring parts because we want students to be able to follow along with us as we create the model. The models are all made by my children, and we don’t practice ahead of time. So our videos are real, and they show our struggles and mistakes.

My hope is that Homeschooling Moms will be able to set our videos in front of their students, and maybe sit down with a cup of coffee for a few minutes.

The Final Product: Our Paper Sloyd Match Scratcher

As a final review, our paper sloyd match scratcher didn’t work very well. But we learned a couple of things in the process and were able to work on our cutting skills – so it is never time lost. How did yours turn out?

Have you tried any of our sloyd projects? If you are just getting started, we have an entire year’s worth in review. You will find this at A Practical Guide to Your First Year of Paper Sloyd.