Comments on: Nature Paper http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/ handcraft in a hectic world Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:55:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: cooking-games.bookrecipe http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-189342 cooking-games.bookrecipe Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:29:35 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-189342 [...] give thumbs-up this knarly news at http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper about [...] [...] give thumbs-up this knarly news at http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper about [...]

]]> By: Claire http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-13691 Claire Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:50:50 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-13691 Another cool thing to try is to dry the paper ON a sunny window (once excess water has been pressed out.) The sun will help the paper dry, and, since the paper is pressed to glass, one side of it will be smooth, which is handy for glueing and writing. If you plan on making many batches of paper, I would suggest buying a food processor or blender at a thrift store solely for that purpose. You don't want any chemical byproducts of newsprint inks, etc contaminating your food! Another cool thing to try is to dry the paper ON a sunny window (once excess water has been pressed out.) The sun will help the paper dry, and, since the paper is pressed to glass, one side of it will be smooth, which is handy for glueing and writing.

If you plan on making many batches of paper, I would suggest buying a food processor or blender at a thrift store solely for that purpose. You don’t want any chemical byproducts of newsprint inks, etc contaminating your food!

]]> By: jenifer http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-12941 jenifer Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:49:27 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-12941 how fun! i'm going to try this with my little art student kiddos! this will be a great workshop to do with them! how fun! i’m going to try this with my little art student kiddos! this will be a great workshop to do with them!

]]> By: Susan at artstream http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-12900 Susan at artstream Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:44:50 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-12900 Yes! It is fun to make paper. That is cool that the Discovery channel had a papermaking episode aired! Makes me want to get a tv again... anyway, cooking, mixing or beating breaks down the fibers so they can rebond more easily. Most anything that you can tear easily can get by with little or no cooking. If you are molding it to look like sculptures or not using it to write on rough is beautiful! Yes! It is fun to make paper. That is cool that the Discovery channel had a papermaking episode aired! Makes me want to get a tv again… anyway, cooking, mixing or beating breaks down the fibers so they can rebond more easily. Most anything that you can tear easily can get by with little or no cooking. If you are molding it to look like sculptures or not using it to write on rough is beautiful!

]]> By: Tisra http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-12870 Tisra Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:16:27 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/09/13/nature-paper/#comment-12870 What fun! I was just thhinking about doing papermaking with my kids after seeing a bit on the Discovery channel about how all our recycled paper goes into making paper egg cartons and fast food drink holders. Long ago, I experimented with making paper and never did the "cooking" of the paper that you suggest (and that was shown in large scale on the educational Discovery program); what is the purpose? My method was just to whirl paper and water in a blender and then pour over a screen. Now that I think about it, the paper was a bit rough (although I liked the imperfect look). What fun! I was just thhinking about doing papermaking with my kids after seeing a bit on the Discovery channel about how all our recycled paper goes into making paper egg cartons and fast food drink holders. Long ago, I experimented with making paper and never did the “cooking” of the paper that you suggest (and that was shown in large scale on the educational Discovery program); what is the purpose? My method was just to whirl paper and water in a blender and then pour over a screen. Now that I think about it, the paper was a bit rough (although I liked the imperfect look).

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