Arnold Grummer Blog - Making Seed Paper
A suggested theme for this month was making seed papers. Since this is one thing that I had never tried before I decided to give it a whirl! The results are these seed packets using the seeded sheets of paper. Along with those I included a paper casting "plant poke" to add in a garden or a flower pot. I did a bit of research on making seed papers and found a couple different approaches. The process began just as if making any sheet of paper. Create the pulp and add it into a vat for dipping. Choose a mold to form your paper. NOTE: Either use the dip method or the pour method. Add a template before proceeding if desired for a shape. Use cookie cutters for creating unique shapes. The samples of the finished papers show two different methods for adding the seeds. The sheet on the left had the seeds added as the paper was lifted from the water vat. Most of the seeds stay on the top of the sheet. The opposite ...