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What is scherenschnitte?

What is scherenschnitte? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (art) The art of cutting continuous paper designs. The art work often has symmetry within the design. The art tradition was founded in Switzerland and Germany in the 1500s and was brought to Colonial America in the 1700s by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania.
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Allow me to introduce you to the very old art of papercutting, also known as Scherenschnitte.
She became involved in Scherenschnitte while teaching elementary students in 1953.
I have been a Scherenschnitte artist for over 27 years, much longer than I've been a story book illustrator.
The art of cutting and folding paper is known as Kirigami in Japan, while in Germany it is referred to as Scherenschnitte.
The art of cutting paper into decorative designs, known as Scherenschnitte, combines intricately patterned scissor and knife cuts on black and white or colored papers.
I have set aside my book Illustrations for a short while in order to finish a few pieces of Scherenschnitte that have been gathering dust.

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