The Sunday Paper Blog

December 29, 2018

2018 Reflections + Looking Forward to 2019

The Sunday Paper #240

December 30, 2018

Papers of the Week: Crystal Metal & Electric Zigzag Lokta

I’m reviewing my 100 x 100 Days of Paper Weaving Project from 2013 (some of you followed my blog back then where I …

December 22, 2018

Happiest + Merriest + a Ho Ho to You!

The Sunday Paper #239

December 23, 2018
Happy Holidays Everyone!

Paper of the Week: French Paper


I have long been fascinated with the multitude of ways that one sheet of paper can be transformed. Here’s a tree I’ve been engineering …

December 15, 2018

Paper Gift Guide

The Sunday Paper #238

December 16, 2018

Paper of the Week: BookLove


Bring your own books to life by signing up to BookLove with Rachel Hazell in January.
Let this be a gift to yourself – your first passion project …

December 12, 2018

Helen Hiebert Studio Gift Guide

Here’s an overview of the paper-related products and services that are available on my site (some are free, yay)! These offerings range from films and how-to books, to my blog The Sunday Paper and podcast Paper Talk, to a selection …

December 8, 2018

Weave Through Winter

The Sunday Paper #237

December 9, 2018 (Happy Birthday to my dear hubby)!

Paper of the Week: Paper Weaving


I’m super excited to announce my new online class which will debut in the New Year. In the Weave Through Winter …

December 1, 2018

Paper In The News

The Sunday Paper #236

December 2, 2018

Paper of the Week: Crumpled Paper


Paper has been in the New York Times a couple of times recently. Here’s an article about a scientist’s research about the math behind how paper crumples

November 24, 2018

Holiday Weekend SPECIAL!

The Sunday Paper #235

November 25, 2018

Paper(maker) of the Week: Laurence Barker


I recently interviewed Laurence Barker on Paper Talk. Barker is an influencer in the field of Hand Papermaking. Born in 1930, Barker went to Principia College …

November 17, 2018

A Crash Course in Papermaking

The Sunday Paper #234

November 18, 2018

Paper of the Week: Handmade Paper

I recently wrote A Beginner’s Guide to Making Your Own Paper for Artsy. It seems to me that there is an uptick in the interest in handmade …

November 10, 2018

The Gift of Water via Paper

The Sunday Paper #233

November 11, 2018

Paper of the Week: Trinity’s School Project


Yesterday I received this photograph from 8-year old Trinity Adam’s mother Deb, showing her school project about her family’s non-profit Paper For Water. The 6 boxes …

November 3, 2018

FREE Pop-Up Lantern Tutorial

The Sunday Paper #232

November 4, 2018

Paper of the Week: Elephant Hide + A Free Pop-Up Lantern Video Tutorial


Elephant hide is one of my favorite papers for folding. It is a German paper produced by Zanders and is …