Schiffer Publishing - Weaving Paper
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- 13 stylish projects using rolled scrap paper
- Step-by-step instructions with clear photos
- No weaving experience required
- Minimal tools and materials needed
- Finishing techniques: varnishing, dyeing, stenciling
- 96 pages, 9x9 hardcover format
- Repurposes household and junk mail paper
Transform scrap paper into refined baskets with clear step-by-step guidance
Rolling and weaving paper transforms ephemeral materials into surprisingly sturdy objects. Dorothea Katharina Schmidt's approach requires minimal tools, just the scrap paper accumulating in your home and basic supplies you likely already own. The thirteen projects progress logically from simple forms to more complex structures, each supported by clear step-by-step photographs that show hand positions and weaving sequences rather than assuming prior basket-making experience.
Schmidt covers essential finishing techniques that elevate paper weaving from craft exercise to refined objects: varnishing for durability, dyeing for color control, stenciling for pattern, and strategic embellishment with buttons or found materials. These techniques matter because they determine whether your finished piece holds up to actual use or remains purely decorative. The hardcover format keeps the book open flat on your work surface, practical when you're following instructions with paper-covered hands.
Once you've worked through the projects, the techniques adapt to whatever paper arrives in your mailbox: magazines, junk mail, catalogs, wrapping paper. You're not buying specialized materials; you're repurposing what would otherwise be recycled or discarded.
