Arnold Grummer's Complete Guide to Easy Papermaking

Grummer, Arnold

ISBN 10: 0873417100 / ISBN 13: 9780873417105

Published by Krause Publications, 1999

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All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Arnold Grummer's Complete Guide to Easy Papermaking
• Publisher: Krause Publications
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873417100
• ISBN 13: 9780873417105
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

The Fun and Easy Way to Make Beautiful Paper

• Step-by-step illustrated instructions for basic papermaking
• Methods to make handmade paper safe for scrapbooking
• 27 art and decorative techniques for endless variations
• Adding botanicals and other nonpaper ingredients

If you set out to find the best papermaking teacher in the world, your search would lean toArnold Grummer. Not only is his knowledge of the subject all-encompassing, but his methods are so simple and easy that he truly makes the process fun. And the results will amaze you - so many varieties of beautiful sheets of paper, so many ingenious ways to change the effect. Whether you use your paper for fun party invitations, elegant wedding invitations, personal greeting cards, or as framed art, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you created it yourself.

A champion of our planet, Arnold believes that "waste paper is not waste fiber" and shows how to recycle any and all types of paper. Unlimited resources are available in your office waste basket, without spending a penny on materials. Water and fiber blended to pulp, colored with inks and dyes already in the paper, produce stunning new sheets that are truly "art" in every sense of the word.

Reviews

Master papermaker Grummer (Tin Can Papermaking) presents a detailed and well-illustrated guide to recycling all sorts of wastepaper into one-of-a-kind handmade paper. Home papermaking can be done with easily obtained equipment such as a blender. The techniques are all well laid out with good illustrations and explanations of the properties of paper. Practice projects are included. This complete guide is highly recommended for crafts collections.
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