How to Make a Chinese Fan Online
Although people in ancient China used many different kinds of fans, only the folding fan and round fan are most popular among art collectors today. Traditional Chinese fans were beautifully crafted by experts out of silk, with the handles carved from bamboo. Today, with a little bit of imagination, construction paper and glue, almost anyone can make a Chinese fan in the comfort of home.
Things You'll Need
- Construction paper Card stock Colored pencils and/or markers Scissors Popsicle sticks or chopsticks Glue Tape
Instructions
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Flat Circular Fan
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Draw or print out a desired black-and-white circular pattern (roughly 40 cm in diameter) onto the card stock.
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Color in the pattern.
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Cut out the pattern.
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Attach the pattern to a Popsicle stick or chopstick by gluing it flat against the stick, about 2 cm from the end.
Folded Circular Fan
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Draw or print a desired pattern onto construction paper roughly 1 m by 20 cm in size.
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Fold the paper lengthwise into pleats roughly 1 ½ cm wide.
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Glue one Popsicle stick onto each end of the paper. One end of each stick should protrude out about 2 cm above the top of the paper.
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Tape the protruding end of the paper together into a firm stem.
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To open the fan into a circle, bring the Popsicle sticks all the way around until they meet.
Folded Fan
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Draw or a print a desired pattern onto construction paper roughly ½ m by 20 cm in size.
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Fold the paper lengthwise into pleats roughly 1 ½ cm wide.
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Bind one end of the paper (roughly 2 cm in) with tape into a firm stem.
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To open the fan, pull out the paper until it is spread into a half sphere shape.
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References
- Photo Credit chinese refined blue fold silk fan,unfold,vetical image by zhigong 志功 Zhang å¼ from Fotolia.com
