A hands-on, two-hour workshop where you design and build your own pop-up paper page — new theme, new mechanism every session.
Each 2-hour session brings together 6–8 people to explore a single pop-up mechanism from the ground up — through a different theme every time. No two workshops are ever quite the same, so there's always a reason to come back and learn another trick of the trade.
This is an introduction-level workshop, built for curious beginners rather than paper engineering professionals. If you can fold a piece of paper in half, you're ready.
We first open with a walkthrough of the session's featured pop-up mechanism, explained clearly from the ground up. Then, we look through the mechanism in action inside real pop-up books, so you can see how it behaves before building it yourself.
Practical part starts by you making a sketch and testing your own design on scrap paper first — fold, adjust, fold again, no pressure to get it right the first time.
Finally you bring your design to life in the finished piece, then decorate it your way and take it home.
The session is run my Marina Sidelnikova, a self-taught hobbyist enthusiast who's spent years falling down every craft rabbit hole going. Marina loves nothing more than sharing that joy of discovery with others, and can't wait to help you make something you're proud to take home.
Date: October 11, 2026
Theme: Autumn Leaves
Mechanism: Parallel Fold
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