trash-to-treasure papermaking

www.arnoldgrummer.com
Arnold Grummer’s official website offers paper-making supplies, projects, contests, Ask Arnold, lesson plans for teachers, links, and more.

www.youtube.com/arnoldgrummer
Short tutorials with Arnold Grummer include basic papermaking and easy techniques — and he makes it look so easy!

www.facebook.com/arnoldgrummer
See and share papermaking discoveries, photos, and activities. Post your paper creation!

Check your local art or craft dealer for paper-making supplies. Mail order resources are listed below. Many sites offer papermaking classes and workshops regularly. Check listings in your local community for a hands-on experience near you.

Interesting discussion, valuable archives, resources, and links. Beginners through professional artists welcome.

Friends of Dard Hunter, Inc.
720-318-6581
www.friendsofdardhunter.org
Dedicated to education and sharing information about the art, craft, history, science and technology of papermaking and related arts. Regional, national, and international meetings include hands-on workshops and presentations.

Hand Papermaking
800-821-6604
www.handpapermaking.org
Advancing traditional and contemporary ideas in the art and craft of making paper.

Paper Discovery Center
920-380-7491
www.paperdiscoverycenter.org
Explore the world of paper with a look at its past, its future, and the role paper plays in all facets of our lives. Interactive displays and a hands-on paper lab.

The Crane Museum of Paper Making
Crane & Co.
Dalton, Massachusetts
413-684-7780
www.crane.com
Exhibits trace the history of American paper-making from Revolutionary times. Crane makes paper for U.S. currency.

Dard Hunter Studios
Chillicothe, Ohio
740-779-3300
www.dardhunter.com
Dard Hunter’s Mountain House home and working studio.

Historic RittenhouseTown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
215-438-5711
www.rittenhousetown.org
This museum is the site of the first paper mill in America.

Museum of International Paper History
Carriage House
Brookline, Massachusetts
617- 232-1636
www.papermakinghistory.org
International collection of books, handmade paper, and artifacts used in the making of paper.

Center for the Book
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
319-335-0447
www.uiowa.edu/~ctrbook

Suggested Reading List

Barrett, Timothy. Japanese Papermaking. Weatherhill, NY, 1983.

Bell, Lilian A. Plant Fibers for Papermaking, 8th ed. Liliaceae Press, McMinnville, OR, 1995.

Flowers, Diane D. Handmade Paper from Naturals. New York: Lark, 2009.

Grummer, Arnold E. Paper by Kids, rev ed. Minneapolis: Dillon Press, 1990.

Heller, Jules. Papermaking, 4th ed. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1985.

Hercher, Gail P. Crafting with Handmade Paper. Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishing, 2000.

Hiebert, Helen. The Papermaker’s Companion. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing, 2000.

——. Papermaking with Garden Plants & Common Weeds. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing, 2006.

Hunter, Dard. Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft, 2nd ed. New York: Dover, 1978.

Koretsky, Elaine. Color for the Hand Papermaker. Brookline, MA: Carriage House Press, 1983.

Mason, John. Papermaking as an Artistic Craft. London: Faber and Faber, 1959.

Studley, Vance. The Art and Craft of Handmade Paper. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977.

Toale, Bernard. The Art of Papermaking. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, 1983.

Tsien, Tsuen-Hsuin. Written on Bamboo and Silk, 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.