ADVANCED SKILLS AND TIPS

SCORING | TABBING | GLUE PATCHING | CURLING

CURLING

Curling is exactly what it sounds like; getting your material to take on a curve. Some folks suggest laying a piece flat across the edge of a desk or table and dragging it roughly back and forth. This method will work, but it has its flaws. One big risk is tearing. If you do not hold the piece firmly and pull evenly, the edge of the table will rip right through your piece! Also, I have never been able to use this method myself with causing uneven warping and even unwanted creases!

A better method is to use a rolling pin (or a medium thick piece of dowel) and a block of foam. Lay your piece face down on the block of foam and gently roll your pin (or dowel) back and forth along the piece. The foam provides a stable backer and ample resistance to curl a piece of card paper. If you are using standard weight paper, curling shouldn't be an issue, so you shouldn't need to use this method with regular paper. IF, for some reason you really want to do this with standard weight paper, you should place a sheet of light card paper between the paper piece and the foam. Otherwise, the paper edge will likely catch on the foam or dowel and create an unwanted wrinkle!