A6 Notebook with homemade Paste Paper

Paste Paper: a patterned or textured paper made by applying brushes and hand tools to the surface of a paper that has been coated with thin colored paste and is still wet. It was very popular in Germany, Italy and France during the 18th and early 19th century. I really enjoy it and tried my hand at making my own.

They are often used for decorative covers and endpapers.








The book in nipping boards inside the nipping press. Sadly I don't have pictures of the end result. They were on an old phone that never got uploaded.


My first two attempts at Paste Paper.


Links about Paste Paper

Link 1: Paste Paper: The Common Knowledge Craft

Link 2: The Art and History of Paste Paper Making at Bement Billings Farmstead

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