The Papermaker's Companion: The Ultimate Guide to Making and Using Handmade Paper - Softcover

Hiebert, Helen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580172008 ISBN 13: 9781580172004

Publisher: Storey, 2000

Synopsis

Craft your own colorful paper goods and personalized stationary. With clear, step-by-step instructions, Helen Heibert covers all aspects of the papermaking process -- from growing and harvesting plants for a malleable paper pulp to embellishment techniques like dyeing, embossing, and laminating. With tips on building your own papermaking equipment, ideas for transforming junk mail into dazzlingly unique notecards, and much more, you'll be inspired to let your creativity shine as you explore the endless possibilities of handcrafted papers.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Learn the Popular Craft of Papermaking from an Expert

* Make stunning, colorful papers from recycled junk mail

* Set up or even build your own inexpensive equipment

* Emboss, laminate, and watermark your papers

* Harvest your own plants for papermaking as the ancients did

* Learn to paint and even sculpt with pulp

* Craft unforgettable flower petal cards and stationery

* Share the fun of papermaking with children

* Make paper photo frames, books, lampshades, and more

With clear, easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations, expert Helen Hiebert covers every imaginable aspect of creating one-of-a-kind papers and using those papers in fun, creative, and beautiful ways. With techniques ranging from beginning to advanced, this essential handbook is sure to be one that paper crafters return to again and again.

About the Author:

?Papermaker and artist Helen Hiebert is the author of The Papermaker's Companion, Paper Illuminated, and Papermaking with Garden Plants and Common Weeds. She served as Program Director at Dieu Donne Papermill in New York City for five years, where she taught papermaking workshops and her paper products were featured in the papermaking exhibition. Hiebert has also taught papermaking at the Women's Studio Workshop, the Horticultural Society of New York, and the New York Botanical Garden. Her paper products have appeared in House & Garden and Country Living magazines. Hiebert currently lives in Colorado.

About this edition

• Publisher: Storey
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1580172008
• ISBN 13: 9781580172004
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224