300 Papermaking Recipes

by Mary Reimer, Heidi Reimer-Epp

Even if you are a beginner, you can make gorgeous handmade papers using the expertise of two papermaking artists and the simplicity of a recipe-style format. This comprehensive collection of papermaking ideas provides 300 recipes for creating handmade papers in a variety of textures and colors, using recycled materials and equipment readily available in any common kitchen. · Create unique handmade papers from recycled paper, cotton, plants, vegetables, and even denim · Gather ideas for embellishing finished papers with petals, moss, herbs, raffia, metallic paints, threads, and glitter · Find inspiration from today's leading papermakers for using finished papers in a range of elegant projects

Genres: Art, Crafts, Reference

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A gorgeously presented book in the photographic style of a DK publication. Some basic “how to” followed by several pages of well presented handmade paper samplers. This is an excellent visual source for ideas but really only has a handful of different “recipes”, despite the title. Each page spread shows variations on a theme - all numbered up to the claimed 300. So 8 recipes are claimed for “adding dye” - 4 colours at full strength, same 4 at half strength! A similar multiplication is used for different textures from different lengths of time in the blender. It’s a small gripe and having borrowed a copy from the library I managed to source my own copy online. As I said - it’s a beautifully presented resource and will certainly spark many other variations and experiments.

[Sally]

Some practical 'recipes'
'vegetables' are cooked
spices are used.
some recipes call for a caustic solution....hummm.