Looking for advice - making washi/gampi paper translucent

ZhanTeh

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Has anyone had any luck making washi or gampi paper permanently translucent?

Looking for tips and advice from the collective knowledge here before committing to methods.
 

PGum

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If you wish to take an archival approach, consider konnyaku or even tapioca starch. Both are heated in water to boiling and then cooled, and brushed on. The paper will be a lot more brittle but will never yellow. You can even crumple and open the paper multiple times to get a very textured effect.
 

Graham06

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ZhanTeh said:
Has anyone had any luck making washi or gampi paper permanently translucent?

Looking for tips and advice from the collective knowledge here before committing to methods.
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I made a sheet of window privacy frosting once by spraying a sheet of interesting Japanese tissue paper with clear spray varnish.
 
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