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Thinking Fountain is The Science Museum of Minnesota,
which is a site that contains the secret of the slurry
and (judging by the charming images) the slurry is all
over everything. Slurry: It's fun to say, but what is it?
It's a paper in a bowl - proto-paper goop that you spread
on a screen where it dries into sheets. Most papermaking
recipes call for some form of it. At the Thinking
Fountain, project participant Steven says, "Slurry
reminds me of old oatmeal." Slurry is about as easy
to make as oatmeal; just sprinkle torn-up fragments of
old paper (the less ink, glossy coating, or copy, the
better) into a pot of water. In some recipes, you cook
it; in others, you leave it to soak. In nearly all, you
pulverize it in a blender or food processor. At The
Thinking Fountain, learn about the only other five items
you'll need to make paper; screens, cookie cutters, large
deep tubs in which to pour slurry, newspaper, and cups.
Pour your slurry into the screen, let it drain, turn it
out, and let it dry. Do You Can With Beakman and Jax is a site where scientific funsters and know-it-alls Beakman and Jax walk you through a three-part tutorial on paper-making, following the same process of pulping old paper into a blob of slop. Learn 2 offers a 7-step method for making homemade stationery. Learn2 prepares you up front for the amount of time the project requires ("an hour to assemble and process the materials and an afternoon to dry") and tells you the supplies you'll need: scrap paper, an ordinary kitchen blender, a section of window screen, a large vat or tub, two large pieces of wool felt, a kitchen rolling pin, and a laundry line replete with clothes pins. The Gomez Mill House: Paper Making site also presents comprehensive directions and unique ideas for making home made paper. Douglas Jones' Prairie Paper Project shows you how to make paper from straw. Jones offers a detailed analysis of the environmental and economic ramifications of the entire legacy of paper making in the Western world. (Part of Jones' process involves cooking straw in a caustic base mixture, so gather some protective clothing, gloves, and tools before embarking on this project.) The Ancient Art of Marbling offers ideas, techniques, and supplies for adding colorful swirls to your paper. Vegetable Papyrus offers instructions for making colorful paper from any thinly-sliced vegetable. Making Paper offers images and short descriptions you can use to make paper from tree bark the Nepalese way. Art Papers From Fungi offers simple instructions on making paper with mushrooms. Making Paper from the Garden offers a step-by-step on making paper embedded with leaves, flowers, seeds, and common plant materials. Making Paper Casting Molds Using Brass Charms & Polymer Clay, the makers of Sculpy polymer clay, provides suggestions on making molds for embossing your paper. |
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