I think I've died and gone to heaven!

harlequin · Post by **harlequin** » March 15th, 2006, 2:23 pm

My mum had an art & craft shop. She decided to close it & sold off all the stock. There was a load of paper left so I've grabbed it. Huge sheets of watercolour paper with loads of sizing, mulberry papers, tissue paper, kami, handmade papers and plain old coloured A4. Plus a few cans of spray glue and some good sharp craft knives.

Some of this stuff will fold really well, some of it's going to be useless but I shall have fun trying. I feel like the kid in the sweet shop at the moment.

I have just inherited a paper collection and I am an extremely happy camper.

Post by **TheRealChris** » March 15th, 2006, 3:19 pm

that's the way an origamist can be satisfied

I'm a bit jealous, but I'm really happy with you that you got it.
have fun

Friet · Post by **Friet** » March 15th, 2006, 6:39 pm

I'm still waiting for the truck with free origamido paper to come to my house

I just heard that my copy of Lang's "Origami Design Secrets" has arrived, so I'm rather happy too. But not as happy as you must be, lucky bastard

thut · Post by **thut** » March 16th, 2006, 10:19 am

What is watercolour paper?

Post by **TheRealChris** » March 16th, 2006, 10:37 am

What is watercolour paper?

a special paper to draw onto with watercolours.
it's excellent to wet-fold 3dimensional models (like with elefantenhaut)

cybermystic · Post by **cybermystic** » March 19th, 2006, 11:15 am

Harlequin, you're in my kind of heaven. What sort of handmade papers?

Incidently, a friend gave me a coffee mug a few years back with the caption "The one who dies with the most paper wins." I think you've got the title, now.

harlequin · Post by **harlequin** » March 21st, 2006, 6:56 pm

cybermystic wrote:Harlequin, you're in my kind of heaven. What sort of handmade papers?

I haven't got a clue! A load came off a stand from the "meridian import company". There's some thick, some thin with a variety of patterns & textures. Some of the stuff with pressed skeleton leaves and petals pressed into the paper would look wonderful on a really simple traditional model but I don't hold out a lot of hope for the paper keeping it's integrity. It's wierd stuff - like multi-layered blotting paper with bits in it.

cybermystic · Post by **cybermystic** » March 25th, 2006, 11:46 am

Absolutely! The more ornate paper will look great on the simple, traditional models. The flower paper, I would use to make a vase with a clay-folding technique. If you don't crease it too hard, the thickness of the paper will add stability.

Fc1032 · Post by **Fc1032** » December 9th, 2007, 12:04 am

hahahahahaha.... I know what u mean! I recently worked part time at an uncles printing shop... I just kept folding with all the paper! He said i was putting it into good use!