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Trying out recycled paper for endpapers surprised me.
It's just as strong and looks unique every time.
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brooke_young607mo ago
Used dried leaves in paper once, looked wild but held.
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park.emery7mo ago
That maple leaf batch I tried last fall made the paper way too brittle. The pieces kept cracking along the veins when I tried to fold it. Natural stuff just doesn't bind the same way pulp does for real use.
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robinl907mo ago
Yeah, the trick is blending the leaves into a pulp first, not just sticking whole ones in. Tear them up, soak them overnight, then beat the heck out of them with a blender. Mix that mush with your regular paper pulp, maybe add a little extra binder like cornstarch paste. Lets the leaf fibers actually bond instead of just sitting there waiting to crack.
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