Christmas Letterlocking
We have had such a great response to our Letterlocking resources that we thought it would be fun to create a new set based around Christmas. These are all free for all to use.
Before the 1840s most people who wrote letters did not send them in envelopes. They took their flat sheet of paper, wrote their letter on it and then manipulated the paper with ingenious combinations of folds, tucks, slits, sealing wax etc. so that it became its own envelope. This is called ‘letterlocking’. Some people used very simple folds for their letterlocking while others, for example Mary Queen of Scots, used much more complicated techniques for maximum security.
Take a look now at our letterlocking pages featuring Father Christmas, snowflakes and penguins: perfect for children to use to write their wish lists or even as a replacement for the traditional Christmas card.
Each letter paper has two sides and needs to be printed double sided. There are fold lines which are numbered in the order they need folding. We have pictorial instructions in a separate document which is free to download and does not count towards one of your print credits.
Our other Letterlocking resources, including instructions can be found at:
