Helen Hiebert Knihy

What can you do with banana and milkweed, cornhusks and pineapple, wheat straw and mulberry?  Make a deranged fruit salad?  A chapeau for Carmen Miranda?  No!  You can make your own unique hand crafted paper from natural materials with this complete how-to guide.                 With the step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs in Papermaking with Plants , you’ll learn how to: ·         Collect and harvest plant fibers from stalks, barks, leaves, and grasses ·         Process, press, dry and finish your paper using both Eastern and Western methods. ·         Embellish your paper with natural dyes and decorative materials like flower petals and pine needles ·         Craft one-of-a-kind projects such as vegetable papyrus, multipaper collages, and shaped papers including envelopes, lampshades, specialty books, and covers.  

Papermaker and artist Helen Hiebert offers step-by-step techniques for 40 one- of-a-kind paper arts projects, from simple to elegant, each made from just one sheet of paper.

Create glowing, three-dimensional home furnishings with handmade paper. Helen Hiebert shows you how to use paper to craft textured lampshades, patterned window treatments, and stenciled room dividers that gently diffuse light and fill your home with a stylish warmth. Discover techniques to make your paper more interesting, including piercing, layering, and crayon batiking. With easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photographs of 15 stunning projects, you’ll be inspired to explore the endlessly exciting possibilities of mixing paper and light. 

This inspiring guide covers everything about paper, with 20 fun-filled projects, extraordinary artist profiles, and more.