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Texture Rubbing Idea: File Folder Texture Plate

 

File folders with textures on them for texture rubbings. The textures are made from gluing scraps of cut file folders in a pattern. The text says, "Make Your Own File Folder Texture Plates".

 

Texture Rubbing on a Budjet

 
 
I love my Fiskars texture plates!  But … I wanted to figure out a cheap way for teachers with tight art budgets to create their own textures for a texture rubbing.  Depending on the age level you teach, your students could even make these texture rubbing plates to share.  
 
1) Cut the file folder in half at the fold.  Keep the side that has a place for a label and use the other side to cut up and make the textures.  
 
2) If you have more than one color of file folders, swap the colors so that it’s easier to see the texture.  For example, I’m using a piece of a blue file to cut up and I’m gluing to the green.  
 
Since I’ll be gluing a label on, I’m just re-using an old file.  This is a great way to upcycle your old file folders. 
 
3) Cut 2-3 layers at a time when making the small shapes.  Pick a basic shape like a square, circle, triangle or stripe.  Cut a variety of sizes and thicknesses to give the texture some variety.
 
4) Glue the pieces on the background file.  Glue them close together.  Create 2-4 textures per file.  Make the textured area slightly bigger than the rubbings you hope to make. 
 
5) Glue a “TEXTURE” label on the file.  Download the texture labels I made if you’d like. They can be stored in a file cabinet or other file storage area, such as a crate so that students can easily access them.
 
 
 
 
 

Sample Texture Rubbing Plate Projects

 
 
 
 
 
 
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File folders with textures on them for texture rubbings. The textures are made from gluing scraps of cut file folders in a pattern. The text says, "Make Your Own File Folder Texture Plates".
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