Looking for advice - making washi/gampi paper translucent

ZhanTeh

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• Nov 11, 2024

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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.

 

koraks

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• Nov 12, 2024

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Waxing or treating with some kind of oil should do the trick. Whether it's "archival"...

 

PGum

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• Nov 12, 2024

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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.