Handmade Silk Paper By Kath Russon Published by Search Press Size 216 x 292 mm Illustrations 152 Pages 96 Kath Russon is an enthusiastic, talented papermaker who has perfected a beautiful, original technique using silk fibres. She has a successful business which is based in her Yorkshire home from where she sells her papers, kits and allied products. She has been a quiltmaker, and a special needs teacher, but now concentrates on papermaking, which is her main occupation. She enjoys the peace and tranquility of her Yorkshire home, but frequently travels to exhibitions to display and sell her wonderful selection of papers. Kath Russon shows how to create beautiful soft and textured paper - and once you have made it you can stitch into it, bead it, mould it, collage it, wax it, gild it, even laminate it. Silk paper can be made into original, bowls, book covers, multi media textile pieces, boxes and lampshades - each one of them unlike anything that has been made before. The process could not be simpler. You need no special tools or equipment and it only takes minutes. Textures and colours can be combined; beads, leaves and seeds can be added - it is fun to experiment and to create unique, lustrous papers. See how easy it is to progress from complete beginner to accomplished artist with a few simple projects. The step-by-step instructions aim to develop skills and confidence, and the projects are attainable by even the least experienced papermaker. A gallery of artists is included to challenge and inspire the textile artist - your paper will never be ordinary again! * A complete, practical step-by-step guide to creative papermaking * Kath Russon has a high profile in this area, is a good self-publicist, enthusiastic and energetic * The papers can be created easily and quickly with the minimum of skills There is a great interest in this subject among textile workers/collage artists; embroiderers are particularly interested in this technique and use silk papers as a surface for their stitching. Book Contents Introduction, Materials and equipment, Papermaking equipment, Raw materials, Dyeing equipment, Making silk paper, Getting ready, Preparing the fibres, Felting the fibres, Drying the paper, Variations, Long lengths of silk tops, Two tone papers, Heavier paper, Inclusions , Manipulating fibres, Using silk wadding, Making coloured paper, Preparing the dye solution, Dyeing the fibres, Using hanked silk filaments, Using other fibres, Moulding silk papers, Making bowls, Collage, Using leaves, Gallery, Embroidery, textiles and moulded pieces, Index. The Textile Directory Bookstore postal charges: UK 1 book = £2.50 2 books = £4.50 3 books = £7.00 4 books or more = £9.00 Overseas 1 book = £6.00 2 books = £10.00 3 books = £14.00 4 books or more = £18.00 Price: £9.95