Chapter 5:2 Paper investigation

For this chapter we were asked to do several experiments with as many different types of paper as we could find. We were to tear, fold, crease and crumple each in turn to see what effects resulted.

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The labels on these scrunched up papers are hidden so reading left to right:

Top row: card; newsprint; lining paper

Centre: wrapping paper; kitchen roll; tissue

Bottom row: hand-made tissue; silk paper; architects tracing paper

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Sample 1: Tissue paper hole punched with an oblong punch, then torn and layered

 

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Sample 2: Tracing paper strips cut with scallop edged scissors and overlapped 

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Sample 3: Tracing paper cut with different scrapbooking scissors, patches and strips overlapped

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Sample 4: Tracing paper run through the sewing machine without thread then torn into strips and overlapped

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Sample 5: Pleated tissue paper strips and patches

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Sample 6: Tissue paper pleated in two directions

 

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Sample 7: Scrunched tissue paper glued down to retain rough folds.

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Sample 8: Rolled and twisted strips of tissue paper

 

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Sample 9: Tissue paper strips rolled and knotted

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Sample 10: Strip of tissue paper machine gathered along one edge and formed into a rough circle

 

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Sample 11: Long strips of tissue paper machine gathered roughly down the centre and glued in place

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Sample 12: A large piece of tissue paper with four rows of machine stitch to gather up before gluing in place.

Some of these initial samples I think are already suggesting the textures on my trees but I'll play with them more in the next chapter.