Editing Decoupage (section)

== Origins ==
The word decoupage comes from [[Middle French]] {{lang|frm|decouper}}, meaning to cut out or cut from something. The origin of decoupage is thought to be [[Siberia|East Siberian]] tomb art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://decoupage.org/history-of-decoupage/|title=History of Découpage :: Découpage Artists Worldwide|website=decoupage.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> Nomadic tribes used cut-out felts to decorate the tombs of their deceased. From Siberia, the practice came to [[China]], and by the 12th century, cut out paper was being used to decorate lanterns, windows, boxes and other objects. In the 17th century, [[Italy]], especially [[Venice, Italy|Venice]], was at the forefront of trade with the Far East and it is generally thought that it is through these trade links that the cut out paper decorations made their way into Europe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://marvingardensusa.com/blog/2010/04/28/the-history-of-decoupage/|title=The History of Decoupage|date=2010-04-28|work=MarvinGardensUSA|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-US}}</ref>