From: Tom Ferguson (tomf2468@pipeline.com)
Date: 02/24/00-08:56:22 AM Z
My experience with home made papers were 90% in palladium, but they may
help. The best size was "Herculon Dimmer" (spelling??) added to the
mixer/hollander a few seconds before the end of it's cycle. This is
available at the better handmade paper outlets (McDonald, Twinrocker).
Don't buy too much, as the concentrate goes bad over time. Allow the paper
to "set" after drying for a number of days.
But you mention a classroom setting, so this suggestion may not work. The
dimmer can also be applied by brush after drying. I think this worked well.
but was more work (for me) and thus I didn't use it much. Again, the paper
must "set" for a few days before use.
Gelatin on hand made paper worked for me with gum printing. But if you are
leaving fine feathery deckles on your handmade paper, it will change their
appearance. I've used arrowroot size on cloth (but not paper), perhaps
worth a try.
Hope that helps
-- Tom Ferguson http://www.pipeline.com/~tomf2468/index.html> From: garimo <omirag@cruzio.com> >> >> On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, garimo wrote: >>> .. Try a test with household spray starch! >> >> And put it away for 5 years with a piece of the paper with no spray >> starch. You'll see the starch turned a light tan. >> >> Judy >> > O.K. now lets hear some positive suggestion that will lead toward > finding the solution of sizing homemade papers for liquid emulsions. > It's very true I have not used spray starch and did not know that in > time it yellows. I'm glad you have this experience and so there is no > need to test it further. I had only heard that it is a quick and simple > sizing that some people have used on papers. What do you suggest that a > student could use is a shared school lab for sizing handmade > papers...when sizing papers is not a standard process, perhaps knox in > a tray is the only practical sizing option??...So, spray starch won't > do... huh? What will? > > garimo
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