Making Your Own Paper

by Marianne Saddington (Author), JoanEspi (Illustrator)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1991

  $3.66

  Giving the reader an insight into the historical background of paper-making, this book gives a detailed explanation of the craft. Various methods, including the pouring method are described, and techniques such as moulding, pressing, recycling and drying are explained. Other topics covered include the preparation of a writing surface, colouring, texturing and making paper from plants. Ideas and suggestions are given on how to turn the paper into gifts.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1993

  $3.29

  Hand paper-making has enjoyed a revival in the last 30 years, involving the use of new approaches to an ancient craft. Hand-made paper has a unique texture and an individual quality that makes it not only a surface for writing, painting or printing, but an object of beauty in its own right. Also, the versatility of paper in its wet form has led artists to experiment with paper-making as an art medium, creating two and three-dimensional images of textural richness and diversity, sometimes on a vast scale. Offering a comprehensive introduction to creative paper-making, paper crafts and paper art, this book contains instructions on how to make a variety of papers with inexpensive equipment, and takes readers through a series of simple projects. The topics include preparing a writing surface, colouring and texturing, making paper from plants, and paper-craft techniques.