papermaking

Information about the history of paper and how it has been used around the world accompanies directions for activities that include making different types of papers and objects such as flowers, trays, lanterns, and more.

Surveys the history and uses of paper and describes how to make paper pulp, color paper, and create art with paper.

Provides step-by-step instructions for making a variety of greeting cards and gift tags, as well as a section with directions for making your own paper.

Describes the process of making paper from the felling of trees to the finished and packaged product.

Introduces the process through which trees are turned into paper.

Traces the process by which a paper bag is made, covering each step from the forest to the mill to the factory to the store.

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.

Text and pictures describe how craftsmen made paper in colonial America.

Briefly describes the process involved in making paper and some of the problems associated with the production and use of paper.

Gives a short history of American papermaking before the Revolution, and describes the processes used by the colonial papermakers, from the separating of rag fibers to the final finishing or glazing.