Perforated paper is a craft material of lightweight card with regularly spaced holes in imitation of embroidery canvas.This material, known as Perforated card-board at the time, first became available in the 1820s as plain sheets used for the creation of bookmarks and small mottoes and sayings, often taken from the Bible.The invention of new printing processes made the pre-printing of mottoes and bookmarks on the perforated paper possible.The Victorian fad of embroidering mottoes on perforated paper died out around 1910 and was virtually lost as a needleart until recently being rediscovered.Perforated paper as we know it today was invented by Justin Ruble of Pennsylvania[citation needed].