I started off with batik dyeing, where you draw on the paper with wax then dip it. Of course I haven't rinsed it well to stop the dyeing, but have left it to oxidise. I think - I'm trying to remember as I did these a few years ago - that the pale paper was like that because the vat was running out of pigment and needed refreshing.
I'll tell you a little more about this scroll book tomorrow and let you peek inside.
You can see how I've enjoyed using this paper for bookbinding, but to be honest, it's quite fragile and the edges on the book cases are rubbing off a little. The slip case on the left is covered in batik and dyed paper, and the other is a Shibori fold.
The bottom paper was scrunched around a roll without first being folded and diagonally tied.
This is how to fold the paper with the white circles:
Fold a sheet of Mulberry paper, 36cm x 24cm zig-zag, fan-style so that each fold is 24cm x 6cm.
Then fold zig-zag in triangles so that the folded shape is eventually 6cm on the two sides and approx 8.4cm across the diagonal. (Zig-zag backwards and forwards, don't fold over and over.)
Place a coin on either side of the triangle and clamp it in place with woodwork clamps. Dip it into the dye.
The outside sections show the coin shape and the white area gradually changes shape as less dye could permeate the paper.
I've described this, because paper dyeing can be done with ordinary ink as well. I think the piece below was done with sepia and diluted Parker blue, but experiment and see what works well for you. I've always loved the way Parker black gives wonderful shades when diluted, but it fades.
The bottom paper was folded zig-zag and diagonally tied, then scrunched around a roll. See Friday's blog for a very brief description and photos.
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