I want to share with you today a couple of coptic bindings that we explored in the Intermediate Handmade Books class I taught at the beginning of the summer. The first book is sewn with a 3-hole paired coptic stitch. The 3 holes are the 3 sewing stations, 2 on the front cover and 1 […]
Am Wochenende waren meine Abende damit gefüllt, die ersten Karten mit meinem handgeschöpften Papier zu gestalten. Als Basis dienten diesmal Blanko-Karten aus braunem Recyclingkarton – die pas…
Make handmade paper on the cheap! You may have seen our tutorial on making blender paper from junk mail and scrap papers . Well, here's instructions on how to make a mould and deckle -- it's an essential piece of equipment for the hand papermaking process. Of course, if you’re a
Hand papermaking is a craft at an interesting relationship with a world full of commoditization and fast-paced technologies. Are there artists that embrace handcrafts, promote a local or regional heritage, and whose work remains respectful to the environment? Meet Aimee Lee . Author of
True-Blue Recycled Paper From Old Jeans: There is untapped potential in glass jars, old pallets, junk mail—all of it. Finding new uses for the flood of post-consumer leftovers which surrounds us is a puzzle, a delight, and more important than ever. By day, I am a freelance writer covering …
Super-Green Celery Paper!: Maybe the celery in your refrigerator's "crisper" drawer isn't quite as crisp as it used to be? Or, perhaps, you spy a whole box of miserably limp celery slated for your local grocery store's Dumpster? Then this is your lucky day. You, friend, get t…
It is easy to make recycled paper at home with the grands. Paper making is an intriguing and hands on process and a great way to use recycled paper.
Make handmade paper on the cheap! You may have seen our tutorial on making blender paper from junk mail and scrap papers . Well, here's instructions on how to make a mould and deckle -- it's an essential piece of equipment for the hand papermaking process. Of course, if you’re a
So...how exactly does one go about making handmade paper? Take a look at this illustrated summary of the hand papermaking process. Though not quite a tutorial, the hope is that you'll gain a sense of how hand papermakers, paper artists, and yes, how you too can create paper out of cloth rags, plan
Making paper by hand at home can be a pretty simple process. It's also a fantastic way to use up your old receipts, scrap papers, junk mail, and copy paper that you were about to throw in the recycling bin, and instead create a thing of glorious handmade beauty. Have those&n
Good Morning Folks Donna-Marie here to share a new technique with you that combines both paper and fiber art. ...Toilet Paper Art . I know I promised a video but here in the northeast we are in our 6th day of a heat wave...ugh!!! I live in New England for a reason...I would rather be cold than hot. Anyway my craft room is our sunroom with all windows...a beautiful place to create indeed until the heat and humidity rear their ugly heads. I could only last a short time in my room so pictures will have to do today. I have lots of photos so grab a comfy spot and enjoy:-) Here is a close up of a completed piece Here is the stamp I used. Once this piece has dried it becomes a piece of fabric...flexible yet sturdy so I was able to include my fiber art and create this... I added beads and embroidery along with some yummy wool fibers for a one of a kind piece...all from toilet paper!!! Let's see how this works... You will need 2ply toilet paper, a foam brush, watered down gel medium (one teaspoon to 1/2 cup of water) make sure the medium is well dissolved, spray bottle of water, a stamp and a brayer. The stamp you choose is important. It can be any variety...on a block, no block, clear, doesn't matter however what does matter is how deeply it is etched. The stamp should have nice deep areas throughout the stamp for maximum benefit. Get your gel mixture ready first choose your stamp and let's go... I chose an all around stamp background pattern this time...mist it heavily with water. Lay your toilet paper down...you can see that I have overlapped the center and also have it hanging of the edge. The overlapped part will not show on the final piece and the edges that hang over become "ruffly" like a lettuce leaf edge which is pretty when colored. I spayed the piece down again after I laid down my paper. Then I go over it with my foam brush loaded with the water/gel mixture. Do not rub "dab" up and down releasing the liquid otherwise you will tear the paper. No worries if it tears slightly with all the layers going down it will be fine. After you have added the water/gel mix run over it with a brayer. Not back and forth...only one direction!! Then continue with the layers in the exact same way: water, paper, mixture, brayer...I used 6 in all. This is what it looks like when all 6 layers are down. Now carefully peel up the entire paper piece off the stamp and flip it over...you will see the beautiful embossed image. Because the image is fully saturated now is the time to color it especially if the medium you are using is water soluble...like Dylusions Inks :-) I sprayed the piece with 4 colors of Dylusions Ink: Fresh Lime, London Blue, Vibrant Turquoise, and After Midnight. The image looks very dark right now because it is saturated but when dry it lightens up quite a bit!! It takes almost 48 hours for this to dry so I can not show you the final project but I have another piece done the same exact way with another stamp... I added some embroidery, beads, and small mini flowers...look at the edges love the unfinished "ruffly" look. I am working on a fabric book or these pieces...stay tuned :-) And here is the piece used in my mixed media piece entered into the eP challenge see it in the frame. I also used the extra pieces I cut off to fit it in the frame as part of the background. I hope this inspires you to be creative and mix your love of the arts no matter which ones you enjoy the most :-) Peace Out
My cast paper fragments eventually dried and when I pulled them I was able to see which were successful and which were not. These are the ones I like. I'll make multiples of these and experiment with different designs as well. Stay with me as I progress with these. Lynne has helped me to figure out how to make all my images clickable so now you can click on each for a full view. Warning: these images are huge! They look better this size.
I want to share with you today a couple of coptic bindings that we explored in the Intermediate Handmade Books class I taught at the beginning of the summer. The first book is sewn with a 3-hole paired coptic stitch. The 3 holes are the 3 sewing stations, 2 on the front cover and 1 […]
Am Wochenende waren meine Abende damit gefüllt, die ersten Karten mit meinem handgeschöpften Papier zu gestalten. Als Basis dienten diesmal Blanko-Karten aus braunem Recyclingkarton – die pas…
When artists merge the medium of hand papermaking with other art movements, interesting and significant artworks can emerge. You many have already read about papermaking intersecting with performance art , printmaking , and historical process photography . Well, how about handmade paper and site
The following hand papermaking journey is a guest post by Heather Matthew , who traveled to Mexico to learn about amate paper .A papermaker, printmaker, and artist living in northern New South Wales, Australia, Heather visited a traditional amate papermaker and several ot
As an art medium, hand papermaking has an incredible potential to speak meaningfully about the environment. One artist you should know is Jane Kramer, who has focused on invasive and native plant species by combining handmade papers with alternative process photography. The Project
Handmade Wedding Invitations 1, Card Size: 120*185 mm 2, Material: Handmade Paper3, Card Formats: Flat Card with Inner Sheet4, Customized: Yes
Am Wochenende waren meine Abende damit gefüllt, die ersten Karten mit meinem handgeschöpften Papier zu gestalten. Als Basis dienten diesmal Blanko-Karten aus braunem Recyclingkarton – die pas…
Mexican Amate or HandCrafted Bark Paper Amate paper has been used by Hispanic Cultures for hundreds of years for different types of symbolic religious writings or different ways of creating art. Still using Pre-Hispanic technics, bark paper gets transformed by hand into different art pieces, every single piece is unique in its kind, different sizes, different weavings, and earth tone colors. Every piece can be Framed and Hung to create a truly unique piece of art and décor for you're home. There is 1 piece available for $209.00 Product Size: 31x31" Inches, (80x80cm) Made in Mexico. Worldwide Shipping
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Ik was voorheen nooit zo van de papierige, maar toen ik een aantal jaren geleden een papierschepraampje kon lenen wilde ik het toch wel eens proberen. benodigdheden: vouwblaadjes bakje water staafmixer grote bak papierschepraampje en bijbehorende rand. twee hardboardplankjes theedoeken ouwe kranten Scheur de vouwblaadjes in kleine snippers en zet ze in een bakje met water enkele uren te weken. Ik heb verschillende tinten papier door elkaar gedaan. Pureer het met een staafmixer tot een massa. Doe dit voorzichtig, de staaf mixer kan makkelijk in de pulp vastdraaien. ik heb niet alles fijngemalen, zodat je nog snippers ziet. Giet in de grote bak een flinke laag water en voeg de pulp toe. Pak raampje met daarop de losse rand beet en schep onder de massa door. Hoe meer massa er op het raampje komt hoe dikker het papier. Laat het raampje goed uitlekken. Verwijder de losse rand. Leg een theedoek over de pulp op het raampje en druk er een hardbord plankje op. Hierdoor zal weer een hoop water uit het papier lopen. Draai het geheel om en verwijder het raampje. Leg een tweede theedoek over het papier en daarop het tweede plankje. Druk dit zo goed mogelijk aan zodat er weer zoveel mogelijk water tussen uitloopt. Gebruik hiervoor evt een deegroller. Verwijder het bovenste plankje en de bovenste theedoek. Leg een nieuwe theedoek uit op een dikke laag kranten. Nu komt het moeilijkste: Pak de onderste theedoek op, het papier zal hieraan blijven plakken. Keer dat voorzichtig om en leg het op de droge theedoek. Maak voorzichtig een hoekje los en trek heeeeeeeel rustig de theedoek verder los. Dreigt het papier te scheuren ga dan verder met een volgende hoek. En dan is het een kwestie van laten drogen. Een uitgebreide fotoreportage van ambachtelijk papierscheppen vond ik hier nb Het is al een paar jaar geleden dat ik dit deed, en mijn papier was zo dik dat het meer karton was. Ik heb het laatst weer uit de kast geplukt om er twinchies van te maken.
