15 Nov How to Create a Paper Sloyd Triangular Catch-All

It’s a great day to do some sloyd! I hope you are enjoying our paper sloyd series as much as myself and my kids! Today we will be making a triangular catch-all. It is the third model, from the second year, in the book Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich. This was a fun project to do because it was a little different than our usual four-sided projects.

Cardboard Sloyd

Since our last project, I’ve been doing more research on cardboard sloyd. Cardboard sloyd is a natural progression in skill and materials from paper sloyd. It is characterized by the use of thicker paper (what we would call cardstock) and the use of a knife. A we progress with cardboard sloyd there are certain expectations of the students. One of them is that they are able to cut with a knife without the guidance of a ruler. So this is one of the changes that you will see us encorporate. Other expectations are covered in last week’s blog post, Learning Cardboard Sloyd in a Charlotte Mason Education.

Materials Needed:

• A cutting mat
• An Exacto knife
• A pencil
• A ruler
• A hole punch
• Some yarn, string or ribbon
• A piece of cardstock paper, at least 8″ x 8″ in size

Once you have your materials gathered, you can sit down and follow along with the video below.

The Final Product

Here’s our funky little triangular catch-all! What will you use yours for?

My kids decided to use theirs to hold their stitch-holders when knitting or crocheting.

Thank-you for joining us for this project. If you’ve missed any of the models, you can have a look back at the entirety of Year 1 at A Practical Guide to Your First Year of Paper Sloyd or follow along with us at Happy Handicrafts on our YouTube channel.