ChinesePaperCut.
Chinese Paper Cut is a beginner's site for jianzhi, the Chinese folk art of cutting folded paper into symmetrical designs.
Project overview
The short version
Chinese Paper Cut is a beginner's site for jianzhi, the Chinese folk art of cutting folded paper into symmetrical designs. It has free printable practice patterns in PDF and SVG, a how-to guide covering folding, cutting, printing and troubleshooting, and culture pages explaining motifs such as the plum blossom, fish, lotus, gourd and the Fu character. Its online studio lets you choose a reference pattern or a blank sheet, fold it, cut with tools like scissors, cutout, punch and zigzag, and unfold to see the full design. Work stays in the browser session, so you export a PNG or SVG before leaving. A paid printable collection is listed, but its checkout currently runs in test mode.
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- Category
- Creator Tools
- Type
- Not listed
- Platforms
- See Project Note
- Pricing
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- Availability
- Other
- Published
- Oct 26, 2026
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- Beginners curious about Chinese paper cutting, and parents or teachers planning a Chinese New Year craft who want patterns and some cultural context in one place.
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