AndrewG Regular user UK 101 Posts | Posted: Feb 9, 2004 11:34am
Hello,
Could anyone recommend a method of making paper look very old and parchment like?
Thank you in advance
Best
I've just done a search and found out that a. parchment isn't a form of paper and b. soaking paper in tea or coffee seems to give the desired effect.
If there are any other suggestions I'd be intersted to hear.
Basically I need mysterious and old looking paper to do a coin fold with. Therefore the aging process needs to leave the paper pliable and not brittle.
Thanks again
Andrew |
ptbeast Special user Oregon 716 Posts | Posted: Feb 9, 2004 12:14pm
There are some good methods for doing this listed in the arts and crafts session at dragonskull.co.uk
Dave |
Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 16875 Posts | Posted: Feb 9, 2004 12:15pm
Better grades of paper come in darker color and with more rag fibers.
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truthteller Inner circle 1560 Posts | Posted: Feb 9, 2004 1:09pm
I have a special substance, powdered, that when added to water makes a mixture perfect for dying paper to look like parchment. It is not coffee or tea, but an actual chemical dye designed specifically for this task. PM me if you wish to auire some. |
Reis O'Brien Inner circle Seattle, WA 2467 Posts | Posted: Feb 9, 2004 1:42pm
You can go to any Kinkos and get sheets of parchment stock paper in 8 1/2 X 11 or 11 X 17. I've used it for many projects.
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Peter Marucci Inner circle Fergus, Ontario, Canada 5373 Posts | Posted: Feb 9, 2004 4:43pm
Andrew, You can buy parchment-colored paper at most stationery stores.
Crumple it and age it.
For aging, a solution of tea is good; unlike coffee, you have greater control over the strength (color).
There are obviously various chemical solutions available to do the job, too, but I'm very low-tech! LOL.
cheers, Peter Marucci
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xanatos Regular user Wilbraham, MA 143 Posts | Posted: Feb 9, 2004 9:54pm
Just a quick aside on using parchment paper and aging it- I did an effect in which I needed to have a very old, torn piece of parchment- and I heated it over a woodstove to get the effect.
First, it was Staples own 8+1/2 x 11 parchment.
I drew the requisite stuff on the parchment, cut the corners more round, and then placed it on the top of my wood stove and watched it CAREFULLY. The paper began to warp a bit and wherever it touched the surface, it began to brown. The edges got dark brown and began to burn, which I put out immediately. I turned the paper over and applied a bit of pressure as needed to get the proper effect, then took it off and let it cool.
The effect was PERFECT! For not only did it look like it had been really dragged through the ages, it was even brittle and fragile- during performance a few pieces actually BROKE OFF!! It was SO good. Of course, I had to make new ones every few times I used it, but it was worth it.
For those who are interested, it was a routine that Mary Tomich published a while back- I can't recall the name right now, but I drew the Kaballah on the parchment (along with other complimentary embelishments). Thanks, Mary!
Now that I am remembering this, I think I'll have to make up some more and do it again- it was last winter since I did it... I don't have the wood stove running much during the Spring & Summer!
Dave
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x303 New user St-Hubert, Quebec, Canada. 74 Posts | Posted: Feb 9, 2004 11:14pm
Hi, I use regular 8 1/2 X 11 printer paper, brush on vinegar, cook in oven on cookie sheet watch for desired color. Burn edges with stove top or candle. Works for me!
Bob |
kaytracy Inner circle Central California 1547 Posts | Posted: Feb 9, 2004 11:37pm
If you will be using the paper "Parchment" try checking your local craft store in the scrap book supply area, you would be amazed at what they are playing with these days! "Heirloom" and pre-aged stuff abounds! You can buy Papyrus paper from the folks at NASCO farm supply, it is in theri arts and crafts catalog, and they are online.
Or you can contact a local music shop for scraps of rawhide from making/repairing drum heads, and turn it into real parchment (I just buy goat skin rawhide-the hard work is already done for me!)
Nothing quite replaces the feel of real parchment! staining it to give it age, and buffing it for texture and thin spots can add to the effect. The soft nap, and the veinging, and hair follicles showing let you know it is real "skin" form something!
Kay and Tory www.Bizarremagick.com |
Reis O'Brien Inner circle Seattle, WA 2467 Posts | Posted: Feb 10, 2004 12:55am
Or you could always just get an old medeival manuscript and scrape off all that annoying history written on it! Hmmm... my get a bit expensive, though....
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Kristof Limbo New user Belgium 90 Posts | Posted: Feb 10, 2004 4:39pm
One can use brown shoe polish. |
DanielGreenWolf Loyal user Litchfield, CT 216 Posts | Posted: Feb 10, 2004 9:11pm
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To get off the annoying history? No no no... Windex works wonders for that.
But seriously... dragonskull.co.uk is a great resource.
-Much love, Daniel GreenWolf
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Leland Stone Special user 670 Posts | Posted: Feb 10, 2004 11:37pm
Hi, Andrew:
If there's an Asian grocer's near you, try looking in the housewares aisle for "joss" papers. They come in a wide array of styles, many of which look suitably old (and appear handmade!) right out of the package. I use 'em for T&R effects, Buddha Papers, and fortune telling bits -- might just lend an appropriately exotic appearance to your routine.
Sincerely, Leland Edward Stone
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rcad Loyal user Québec, Canada 205 Posts | Posted: Feb 15, 2004 6:19pm
While we're on the subject of creating parchments, anybody knows a website where I could find images of old or even medieval drawings that we could use on the parchment itself? If they are originals, at their age, there is no copyright issues...
Richard
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