Detailed instructions and step-by-step photographs provide guidance in the selection and preparation of fibers to the final pressing and parting, drying and coloring of the finished sheets.
Describes the invention of paper and how it has been made throughout its history; discusses different kinds of paper, paper art, pollution from the papermaking process, recycling, and the concept of a paperless society; and includes instructions for making one's own recycled paper.
Provides step-by-step instructions on creating crafts using origami, the Japanese art of paper folding and includes projects for creating a crab, dolphin, fish, sea otter, sea turtle and a whale.
Clever Calvin and his friend Renee describe the entire process of making paper from the trees in the forest to the machines at the mill and provide instructions for a project to make paper from old newspapers.