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ARNOLD GRUMMER'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO EASY PAPERMAKING: Simple Techniques to
Recycle Ay Paper Into Hundreds of Sheet Variations, Arnold Grummer. Drawing on over 30 years of papermaking and teaching
experience, the author takes readers all the way back to the beginning with a
fascinating and very in-depth technical discussion of fiber. But the best
part of the book is the excellent how-to instructions and hundreds of
sheetmaking ideas. This is an excellent textbook for papermaking
classes. Some of the methods covered include; pour and dip molds,
double-decker, and "pulp gun". Also embedding botanicals,
embossing, watermarking and more. The author takes an environmental
approach to papermaking, and recycling used and scrap paper to create beautiful
art papers and castings. 160 pages. Sc,
$21.95 #139086
ART
AND CRAFT OF HANDMADE PAPER, Vance Studley. Papermaking is one of the most automated manufacturing
processes. Forests go in at one end and huge rolls of paper of every description
emerge at the other. Why would anyone want to reverse this process and go back
to making paper by hand? If you have even seen any handmade paper, you'll
already know the answer. You can make absolutely beautiful papers by hand,
unlike those you have ever seen before. I once was in a stationers and saw some
handmade Japanese paper. I immediately bought an assortment of sheets just to
show them to my wife. The author opens his book with a history of papermaking
and then takes you step-by-step through the papermaking process. 112 pages, 151
illustrations. Softcover, $10.95 #139007
CREATIVE HANDMADE PAPER: How To Make Paper from Recycled and Natural
Materials, David Watson. The author explains instructions for making the mold and deckle, and most of
the other things are probably found in your household. There's information
on coloring and scenting, embossing and creating watermarks. By page 11 I
was bowled over by an entire page of stacks of recycled paper. This is the
perfect book for beginning paper makers, for those more experienced and for all
of us who are the slightest interested in how paper is made and how to make it
art, environmentally friendly and use it. Filled with colored photos of
how-tos, ingredients and gorgeous papers, a few black and white diagrams for
identification purposes. 80 pages. Sc, $17.95 #139087
GROW YOUR OWN PAPER: Recipes For Creating Unique Handmade Papers, Maureen
Richardson. This is a great book of more than 50 paper
"recipes" (cooked and uncooked papers), complete with cultivation and
harvesting tips for the botanical ingredients that make these featured handmade
papers so appealing. Basic papermaking techniques are covered in easy to
follow steps, from a simple mold to a variety of finishing techniques. For
the more adventuresome a final chapter walks you through cooking plant materials
with alkali - really starting to make paper from scratch - though most of the
recipes start with recycled or purchased paper pulp. Included are numerous
fragrant "potpourri" papers. 112 pages. Sc, $21.95 #139088
THE HANDMADE PAPER BOOK, Angela Ramsay. The author begins with concise instructions for
papermaking with imaginative suggestions for types of paper to be recycled into
new paper. Semantics aside, she may stretch your idea of what paper can be
made from. Topics covered: botanical inclusions, colorants, sequins, foil,
laminating techniques and making colored borders. For those who love
step-by-step instructions, she shows how to use your new papers for greeting
cards, wrapping papers and ties. Paper from fruit and vegetables or laid
fiber papers produce surprisingly attractive results. Also covered are
embossing and watermarks. Thoroughly illustrated with color photos. 80
pages. Sc, $22.95 #139089
HANDMADE SILK PAPER, Kath
Russon. Who would be enticed by this book? Papermakers
who have tired of the usual fibers and silk lovers (stitchers, textile artists,
et al). Full instructions are given for papermaking with various silk
fibers, such as hanked filaments, throwsters waste, silk tops, bricks, slivers,
blends and wadding, plus other fibers like cotton, sisal, jute, flax, ramie and
cotton wool. The main difference here is the method of holding the fibers
together. "Felting" is accomplished by working methyl cellulose
into the prepared fibers then allowing it to dry. Dying tips are included
along with molding techniques. Each page has one or more color photos.
96 pages, softcover, $19.95
#139090
MAKING YOUR OWN PAPER: An Introduction to Creative Paper-Making, Marianne
Saddington. This is a comprehensive introduction to papermaking,
paper crafts and paper art. Clear instructions are given on how to make
interesting and unusual papers with inexpensive equipment. It takes you
through a series of simple projects which will increase your expertise and
confidence. Chapters cover topics such as preparing a writing surface,
coloring and texturing, making paper from plants, and papercraft
techniques. A final chapter takes papermaking a step further into the
creative possibilities of paper art. 93 pages, profusely illustrated in color.
Softcover. $18.95 #139091
THE PAPERMAKER'S COMPANION: The Ultimate Guide to Making and Using
Handmade Paper, Helen Hiebert. This is such a great little book, just packed with
information on everything from basic paper to watermarks, with plenty of tips,
recipes and suggestions for variation. The author's second book on the
subject, you wouldn't really need another book to feel quite informed in a
casual yet thorough style. Black and white illustrations. 220 pages, Softcover, $18.95 #139092
PAPERMAKING FOR BASKETRY AND OTHER CRAFTS, Edited by Lynn Stearns. It seems to be a strange combination - paper and
basketry. Not surprisingly, then, sometimes it works and sometimes it
doesn't. Here you can read of 16 artists who combine paper and basketry,
learn the techniques they use, and see the results of their efforts, many of
which are quite attractive. The book contains very valuable information
about plants which can be used for papermaking. I think this would be good
book for anyone interested in papermaking, whether or not he or she is
interested in combining paper with basketry. Illustrated. 160 pages.
Softcover, $18.95 #139037
Mielke's
Fiber Arts, LLC
ARNOLD GRUMMER'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO EASY PAPERMAKING: Simple Techniques to
Recycle Ay Paper Into Hundreds of Sheet Variations, Arnold Grummer.
ART
AND CRAFT OF HANDMADE PAPER, Vance Studley.
GROW YOUR OWN PAPER: Recipes For Creating Unique Handmade Papers, Maureen
Richardson.
HANDMADE SILK PAPER, Kath
Russon.
MAKING YOUR OWN PAPER: An Introduction to Creative Paper-Making, Marianne
Saddington.
THE PAPERMAKER'S COMPANION: The Ultimate Guide to Making and Using
Handmade Paper, Helen Hiebert.
PAPERMAKING FOR BASKETRY AND OTHER CRAFTS, Edited by Lynn Stearns.