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Parchment Craft, also known as Pergamano, is the art of embellishing and decorating parchment paper through the use of techniques such as: embossing, perforating, stippling, cutting and coloring. It originated as an art form in Europe during the 15th or 16th century. The craft developed over time, with new techniques and refinements being added. Missionaries and other settlers relocated to South America, took parchment craft with them.Parchment Craft has been predominantly used in the making of cards (religious devotional cards, greeting cards and gift cards) but the techniques are being applied to related items such as bookmarks and picture frames as well as 3-dimensional sculptural paper projects such as ornaments and boxes. In India, this craft is still in its teething stage. Equipment and papers are not readily available in India. Long, strenuous hours changes a paper into lace like beautiful, eye catching designs.