Start by collecting all the old papers that you have, from unimportant letters to old projects that are kept aside gathering dust. Look for papers in newspaper, magazines, office paper, and the likes, ...

Tear the sheets of old paper in small size and soak the paper in water for an hour. Till they become soft and easier to grind. The soaked paper is ground in a mixer with water (paper:water ratio - 1:3 ...

Here’s the plain and simple truth: I love to make things that would be easier to buy at the store. My days of yore as an intern at MOTHER EARTH NEWS are testament to this, as I blogged about topics ...

Paper made from local, native plants — here bromegrass, little bluestem, and iris leaves — is different from paper you'd usually encounter, and it's the result of a fun and creative process. Connect ...

Paper making, an art medium found in many forms around the world, is an accessible craft for all ages and skillsets. “It’s a wonderful medium that can scale from beginning crafter to contemporary ...

From IT’s vantage point—peering from behind our towering files of research notes and page proofs stuffed with mass-produced (recycled) paper—the notion of handmade paper has a distinct charm. So the ...

Many of us take what were once luxuries for granted – clean water from our taps, a warm bed or a hot meal, for example. So it may not cross our minds what a luxury commodity paper was only a few ...

In one of the rooms of the Jungshi Handmade Paper Factory in Thimphu, Bhutan, Jamyang, 73, is hard at work. Sitting cross-legged against the wall, she deftly sorts boiled fibres of the daphne plant, a ...