The Papermaker's Companion: The Ultimate Guide to Making and Using Handmade Paper Paperback - 2000

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The basic papermaking process involves dipping a screen stretched across a frame (the mould and deckle) into a vat of pulp, lifting the screen out of the vat, and shaking it back and forth - and side to side - so that the fibers interlock and bond on top of the screen surface as the water drains through the screen.

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Learn the Popular Craft of Papermaking from an Expert

* Make stunning, colorful papers from recycled junk mail

* Set up or even build your own inexpensive equipment

* Emboss, laminate, and watermark your papers

* Harvest your own plants for papermaking as the ancients did

* Learn to paint and even sculpt with pulp

* Craft unforgettable flower petal cards and stationery

* Share the fun of papermaking with children

* Make paper photo frames, books, lampshades, and more

With clear, easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations, expert Helen Hiebert covers every imaginable aspect of creating one-of-a-kind papers and using those papers in fun, creative, and beautiful ways. With techniques ranging from beginning to advanced, this essential handbook is sure to be one that paper crafters return to again and again.

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Citations

• Library Journal, 06/15/2000, Page 78