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"Early Bird Song"
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"Prancing Deer""
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"August 1st""
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"Heading for the Hills""
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New LARGER size bag with shoulder strap. Size: 40 cm wide, 35 cm high, strap is 50 cm long (fits over shoulder).
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Swiss design pattern Scherenschnitte
Paper cutting, known as “Scherenschnitt” in German (pronounced sher-n-shnit),
found its origins as early as the 7th century in China. Thin paper is
cut with a sharp stiletto knife or a very fine pair of scissors. The
German translation of Scherenschnitt means literally: Scissors cut.
The tradition arrived in Europe via Turkey ca. 1600. Nuns in German
and Swiss convents took up the technique in the 17th century, soon to
be followed by well to do young ladies in waiting.
By the 19th century, paper cutting had become a popular folk art form
in Switzerland. People of all walks of life were creating magnificent
works to pass the time on long winter nights, reminiscing the summer
months still far off.
The traditional Swiss cut outs depict nature, most often in the spring,
summer and fall months when the cows head for the mountains, when the
harvest is ready, when the milk is made to cheese. Mountains, fields,
houses, valleys, farm animals and the men and women who work hard are
all glorified, yet with such simplicity. A nick of the head, a slight
gesture of the hand, tell the viewer the relationship existing between
man and beast.
The 19th and 20th century Scherenschnitte document the culture and history
of the Swiss folk.
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