Pop-up Paper Engineering Experience at our Blended Monkey Studios - May 2026
Today's full-day pop-up paper engineering experience taught by our very talented guest tutor, Sue Welfare, artist and printmaker, was a tremendous success.
Once again, Sue brought with her plenty of pop-up books for inspiration, ephemera and oodles of positivity and enthusiasm; providing a wonderful foundation for the students to learn the exciting art of pop-up paper engineering.
The morning focussed on the group learning the various mechanics and techniques used for pop-up paper elements and engineering.
After lunch, featuring plenty of tasty bakes from Fanoggins Bakery, the group went on to put the techniques they'd learnt earlier into practice by creating their own wonderful pop-up books.
Armed with the techniques for making their own pop-up paper elements, everyone can continue to work on their books at their leisure.
As is customary here at Blended Monkey, in addition to lunch we kept the group fuelled with plenty of teas, coffees and home-baked brownies & shortbread. I took lots of photos and videos throughout the day too - which you can see below.
Sue is returning to us for more experiences this year - pop-up paper engineering, linocut printing, block printing on paper and fabric, and also Christmas cracker making:
Saturday 15 August - linocut printing: https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/product-page/linocut-printing-workshop-blended-monkey-studios-saturday-15-august-2026
Saturday 17 October - block printing on paper and fabric: https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/product-page/block-printing-workshop-blended-monkey-studios-saturday-17-october-2026
Saturday 7 November - pop-up paper engineering: https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/product-page/pop-up-paper-workshop-blended-monkey-studios-saturday-7-november-2026
Wednesday 9 December - Xmas cracker making with block printed papers:
For more info about all our other fabulous guest tutor group workshops, visit our website https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/category/group-workshops
Our experiences make ideal CRAFTY GIFTs & we can post or email you a complimentary personalised voucher if you'd like to make any of our experiences a present for somebody.
Happy students learning the basics of pop-up paper engineering Selection of pop-up books for inspiration Students unleashing their pop-up paper creativity Trees that pop up in a book Pop-up paper engineering at the Blended Monkey Studios Pop-up paper engineering at the Blended Monkey Studios Sue teaching some of the principles of pop-up paper engineering Pop-up paper engineering at the Blended Monkey Studios Yummy lunched served in the Blended Monkey studios Pop-up paper engineering at the Blended Monkey Studios Pop-up paper engineering at the Blended Monkey Studios We always serve a yummy lunch for our full-day workshops Pop-up paper engineering at the Blended Monkey Studios Pop-up paper engineering at the Blended Monkey Studios Pop-up octopus and sea creatures featured on this student's work Blended Monkey gardens Pop-up spiral with a space ship Cute pop-up dog with tail wagging Simple but clever pop-up bird mouth Simple V folds Student working on their pop-up mechanism Funky pop-up creature! Lovely watercolour boat with pop-up hare Sea creature theme Happy creative mess Sue's pop up village scene with birds Fabulous pop-up boat
Full-Day Pop-Up Paper Engineering Experience
REVIEWS
"We thoroughly enjoyed our pop-up paper engineering workshop with Sue Welfare – what a wonderful experience all round! Sue is so full of ideas, enthusiasm and positivity, and the setting is idyllic, making it a totally absorbing and inspiring experience. A huge thank you as well to Louise & Simon at Blended Monkey for their exceptional hospitality, delicious refreshments, and for welcoming us into their beautiful home and garden setting, which made the whole day feel so relaxed, creative and so special.
And of course, special mention to Simba the cat, who regularly came to inspect our work and make sure everything was up to standard! 😊"
- Amanda -
“This workshop really was excellent, Sue has a brilliant ability to teach and guide us about pop-up construction, so we were left with the knowledge and skills to create our own. Her passion and caring attention to all of us attending was just excellent.
It was such a lovely day with a lovely atmosphere too, thank you.”
- Lisa -
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