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Basic Papermaking from Recycled Materials

Unlock creativity with Skillshare! Learn acrylic painting, AI writing, graphic design, and photography.

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About Basic Papermaking from Recycled Materials

Introduction

Materials Needed

Make a Mould and Deckle

Process Pulp

Pulling Sheets & Pressing

Drying the Paper

Optional - Surface Sizing

Final Thoughts & Next Steps

What You Will Learn?

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  • BECOME A BRILLIANT PAPERMAKING ARTIST.
  • Want to make better quality paper? Want to transform natural pulp into pulp paintings, sculptures, and more Looking to transform your creative work with more advanced papermaking techniques?.
  • Sign-up for PAPERSLURRY WEEKLY, an email series that helps you level up your artistic papermaking game. It's 100% free—you'll get paper-y inspiration every week..
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  • Make handmade paper! Papermaking 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..
  • May Babcock, papermaking artist and founder of Paperslurry.com will teach you how to:.
  • Material List.
  • Download this class PDF..
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  • * Sizing makes your handmade paper more water-resistant, so you can use watercolor, ink, and water-based media without the ink 'bleeding'. This class shows you how to inexpensively surface size your paper with egg whites. Advanced surface sizing options include wheat or rice starch and rabbit-skin glue, which this class does not cover..
  • ** Drawing, printmaking, and watercolor papers are best because they are generally made from stronger fibers. Your fiber/scrap choice and its characteristics dictate the quality of the final sheet. Avoid newspaper and magazine paper, they will make weak and brittle paper..