How to make a scroll with a seal with your own hands. How to make an ancient scroll with your own hands at home? Postcard scroll. Master Class

One of the oldest letters is a scroll. A scroll is a strip of paper rolled into a tube. Usually it is bandaged beautiful ribbon and sealed with a seal. Today scrolls have become exotic.
This master class is about how to make a scroll with your own hands. Postcard scroll will delight your friends or loved ones with its originality and novelty. Writing a congratulation or invitation on such a piece of paper is much more interesting and pleasant than on a purchased postcard. By the way, the text for the scroll can be printed. Well, you can print a vintage frame along with the text. You can also find other postcard master classes on our website

How to make a scroll with your own hands

Materials for a scroll card

scrap paper,
copier paper,
coffee or strong tea,
scissors,
glue,
ribbon,
ready-made decorative elements

Postcard scroll. Master Class:

1. First, prepare the paper on which the text will be. We suggest you wrinkle the paper. Then straighten it out. To age paper, do the following. Brew strong coffee, but not for yourself). Soak a sheet of paper in coffee. Take it out and dry it on a towel. Instead of coffee, you can take black tea, and to speed up the drying process, use an iron or hair dryer.
2. Now let's start processing the sheet and giving it a more aged look. You may tear or singe the edges of aged paper. Fold the paper over the edge a few millimeters. Tear off the edges along the fold. There is no need to stick to a straight line, let the gap be crooked.

3. The paper for the text is ready. If you plan to print the text on paper, it is better to do this immediately after the coffee leaf has dried. Glue the workpiece onto scrap paper with PVA glue. Apply just a little glue and spread it well over the surface. Place the future scroll under the press for a couple of hours to prevent the paper from waving in waves.

4. Select decorative elements for the scroll, these can be flowers from polymer clay, beaded jewelry, ribbon roses, small stones. We wove a simple flower based on the master class on beading flowers for beginners.

In general, whatever you consider suitable. If you don't have anything on hand, decorate the scroll with a design. This option is especially suitable for those who are good at drawing. Glue the elements inside the scroll.

5. The last stage remains - the ribbon. It may not be glued to the scroll, but in this case there is a high probability that it will be lost. Apply glue to the outside, 1/3 of the scroll.

This is the ancient scroll we made with our 10-year-old son. The scroll was made after an excursion to the Cheese House Museum, located in the village of Tomarovka, Belgorod region, and will participate in an exhibition dedicated to this excursion. From the guide we heard several legends about the origin of cheese and learned about the beneficial qualities of cheese products, the stages of their production, and also tasted the most popular varieties of cheese. Why did we make a scroll? To answer this question, a little background: There are about 700 types of cheese in the world. Cheeses are distinguished by the method of milk coagulation into rennet and fermented milk cheeses, and by the method of production - into hard, soft and brine cheeses. Separately, there are processed cheeses, which are made by melting natural cheese using special salts. Historians believe that it is quite possible that cheese is as ancient as bread, because as soon as people mastered cattle breeding, curdled milk and cottage cheese appeared, which made it possible to preserve milk, although in a modified form, but for quite a long time. Curdled milk and cottage cheese turned out to be the “parents” of cheese. The art of making cheese was well known already in Ancient Egypt during the time of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, who bequeathed barrels of goat cheese to be placed in his tomb. My son and I decided that if cheese was found in the tomb, then why the recipe for this cheese wouldn’t be there either.

There are many varieties of scrolls, but we liked this particular scroll, which is twisted on both sides.

At work I took two tubes from used fax film and we painted them with brown acrylic.
I printed the text of the cheese recipe on office paper, after which they mercilessly crumpled up this sheet and put it on a plate, where they had previously dissolved it in hot water a heaping teaspoon of coffee. A minute later the paper was pulled out and placed on the file to dry. In the open air, the paper will dry for a long time, and if you put it on a radiator, the drying process will speed up much more.

When the paper is dry, unfold it: if the antique effect does not suit us, then you can take a pinch of instant coffee and sprinkle it (crushing it into small grains in your fingers) in the right places, and then sprinkle a little on top from a spray bottle and dry again.
After all the manipulations, the paper can be ironed by placing it between two sheets (so that all the inscriptions and coffee stains do not remain on the iron), or it can be left wrinkled.

We glue double-sided tape to the top and bottom edges, and glue our tubes to the tape.

But what is a scroll without a personal seal?

We tie a string on the top tube, leave one end long (we will use it later to tie the scroll closed), and the other short.

Take any household candle and drip wax onto the file, creating a round shape. The wax hardens quickly, but not as we would like, so when you see that the wax begins to flow (as there is a lot of it) from the intended circle, extinguish the candle and wait a little for the wax to harden... and then light it again candle and drip again.
When our circle becomes more or less thick, we put our tied whip on it and drip wax onto it until it is no longer visible.

Since we have a scroll from Egypt, the seal will be with the pharaoh (I have a beautiful spoon brought from Egypt). You can use a beautiful embossed button or brooch, or make a wooden seal.
We make sure that the wax hardens a little, but not completely, and press our spoon into it.

We paint our seal brown acrylic paint from two sides. The paint must be thick, otherwise the wax will repel it.

Well, the print is ready! (can't be distinguished from sealing wax)

We wrap our recipe in a scroll and tie it on top long end scourges.

And in this form our scroll will take part in the exhibition.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by!!!

I hope our MK is useful to someone!!!

Such a scroll can be made as an invitation to any celebration, as a congratulation (especially for a man), or simply for interior decoration

I really liked not only the master class, but also the history of its idea. The author not only made an excellent scroll, but also fascinating story told me about cheese.

Why did we make the scroll? To answer this question, a little background:

There are about 700 types of cheese in the world. Cheeses are classified according to the method of milk coagulation into rennet and fermented milk cheeses, and according to the method of production - into hard, soft and brine cheeses. Separately, there are processed cheeses, which are made by melting natural cheese using special salts.
Historians believe that it is quite possible that cheese is as ancient as bread, because as soon as people mastered cattle breeding, curdled milk and cottage cheese appeared, which made it possible to preserve milk, although in a modified form, for quite a long time. Curdled milk and cottage cheese turned out to be the “parents” of cheese.
The art of making cheese was already well known in Ancient Egypt during the time of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, who bequeathed barrels of goat cheese to be placed in his tomb.
My son and I decided that if cheese was found in the tomb, then why not there should be a recipe for this cheese.

There are many varieties of scrolls, but we liked this particular scroll, which is twisted on both sides.

At work I took two tubes from used fax film and we painted them with brown acrylic.
I printed the text of the cheese recipe on office paper, after which they mercilessly crumpled up this sheet and put it in a plate, where they had previously dissolved a heaping teaspoon of coffee in hot water. A minute later the paper was pulled out and placed on the file to dry. In the open air, the paper will dry for a long time, and if you put it on a radiator, the drying process will speed up much more.

When the paper is dry, unfold it: if the antiquity effect does not suit us, then you can take a pinch of instant coffee and sprinkle it (crushing it into small grains in your fingers) in the right places, and then sprinkle a little on top from a spray bottle and dry again.
After all the manipulations, the paper can be ironed by placing it between two sheets (so that all the inscriptions and coffee stains do not remain on the iron), or it can be left wrinkled.

We glue double-sided tape to the top and bottom edges, and glue our tubes to the tape.

But what is a scroll without a personal seal?

We tie a string on the top tube, leave one end long (we will use it later to tie the scroll closed), and the other short.

Take any household candle and drip wax onto the file, creating a round shape. The wax hardens quickly, but not as we would like, so when you see that the wax begins to flow (as there is a lot of it) from the intended circle, put out the candle and wait a little for the wax to harden..., then light the candle again and we're dripping again.
When our circle becomes more or less thick, we put our tied whip on it and drip wax onto it until it is no longer visible.

We paint our print with brown acrylic paint on both sides. The paint must be thick, otherwise the wax will repel it.

Well, the print is ready! (can't be distinguished from sealing wax)

We wrap our recipe in a scroll and tie it on top with the long end of a string.

Such a scroll can be made as an invitation to any celebration, as a congratulation (especially for a man), or simply for interior decoration.

Making a scroll with your own hands is interesting idea. This item reeks of antiquity, which in itself is fascinating. It can be used as an invitation to special events. It is safe to say that guests will be delighted, because it is not often that you can meet them in ordinary life. How to make a scroll with your own hands? Very simple. If you are interested, then let's take a closer look at this issue.

What should I use?

When preparing any celebration, it is very important to think through each stage. One of the most important is the invitation, because it is the business card, indicates the direction and sets the tone of the holiday. A DIY scroll will look creative and fresh against the backdrop of boring ordinary invitations. You can make this option at home, the main thing is to follow the sequence.

To make a scroll you need to prepare everything you need:

paper – preferably watercolor, if not, then any paper will do;
strong brew of tea or coffee;
soaking container;
scissors;
glue;
ribbon;
decor.

Manufacturing process

At first glance, it may seem that making a scroll with your own hands from paper is difficult, but this is not at all the case. The process is exciting and creative, you can involve children, they will be interested. Let's look at what to do and how to do it in order:

The first thing to do is brew strong tea or make coffee, let it cool a little, the liquid should not be too hot, it is better to let it be a little warm.

To give the paper an antique effect, you need to crumple it, then smooth it out well with your hands.
Cut the paper to the required size and lower it into a container for soaking, pour the tea leaves solution on top and leave for 10-15 minutes.
After the time has passed, you need to dry the sheet on newspapers, a towel or a hairdryer, this will be the fastest way.
You need to process the edges - tear them off or burn them. In the second option, you should act quickly and carefully - the paper should not catch fire, otherwise all your efforts will be in vain.

Now you can start designing your invitation or congratulations. The text can be written with a pencil or paints, dipping it into water each time so that the inscription blurs a little - this will add a special charm. You can print a pre-selected verse on paper and carefully glue it. Very little glue is needed, after which you need to put the scroll under the press so that it does not deform.
If desired, we add various decorative elements - ribbons, seals or stamps.
You can tie a scroll using twine and a seal made of polymer clay, you can also attach it to beautiful sticks and roll it on both sides. Any of these options will look original.

Computer design of the scroll

The design can be done on a computer; a variety of programs allows you to select all the elements that you want to see on the scroll. Such programs can be found on the Internet and downloaded; in addition, you can use an online editor. It allows you to create pages of the desired format and save them to your computer. In the future, only printing and design. The design of the scroll with your own hands must be done in accordance with the points indicated above.

Sometimes various ancient theatrical performances require some accessories, so I’ll show you how to create one of them. I will teach you how to make a paper scroll with your own hands and at home. In ancient times, decrees, laws or messages were written on such a scroll. This scroll will fit well into a theatrical performance, and will also serve beautiful accessory for any room or collection of antiques.

The method for creating a scroll is very simple, but it will take a long time. Due to the fact that paper takes a long time to dry after getting wet, this is exactly what we will need to do. This method is called a tea scroll, since it is in it that we will add antiquity to the paper, or rather, soak the leaf with tea.

Make strong black tea and dip paper in it. Let the leaf lie there for a while so that it darkens and becomes a woody, antique color. After this, you need to take out the future scroll and dry it.

Carefully hang the scroll on clothespins, on a rope just out of the sun. The workpiece dries in about an hour in the summer. Of course, you can also put it on the battery in the winter.

When the sheet is dry, you can write whatever you want on it. If you know how, you also need to write in a special antique handwriting.

Now we need to make sure that the scroll is twisted, for this we will need Chinese chopsticks. We separate them, since at the beginning they are solid at the end and glue them along the edges of the sheet. Then we twist each side into a tube. And if you don’t need to unroll the scroll, then glue both halves together, and if you need to, just secure the scroll with something so that it remains curled.

We created this paper scroll with our own hands. The most important thing is to give the paper the right color. And twisting is very easy.