Papier Mache

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Newest Review: ... I have progressed into much bigger and better things and I have even had my work published in national magazines. Papier mache art can be extremely elegant or can have a naive charm depending on the look you want to create and there are two main ways of making papier mache, although there are many variations on the two themes. The first way is by layering small pieces of paper over a ... more

... base object building up many layers to the desired thickness. The other method of making papier mache is the pulp method where paper is soaked in hot water and then blended to a pulp and strained. Paste is mixed with the pulp and then it is moulde...more

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Papier Mache (302 words)
by - written on 05/07/00 (Very useful, 115 readings)
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There is nothing so relaxing as getting up to your elbows in glue and newsprint. Quite surprising really, because when I was at school I hated covering half withered balloons with bits of paper and flour and water paste! Recently however, I have got back into papier mache in a big way. Since my first tentative attempt at a mirror frame a couple of years ago, I have progressed into much bigger and better things and I have even had my work published in national magazines. Papier mache art can be extremely elegant or can have a naive charm depending on the look you want to create and there are two main ways of making papier ... Read the complete review

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