#korean papermaking

[uispeccoll]

This hand-sewn, four volume set is about hand-made Korean paper called Hanji. Each volume explains a different method of paper making, the region of Korea in which the type of paper was made, and contains full-page paper samples. The paper samples can be seen along the foredge of the book, creating a beautiful collage of color and texture. 

In the publisher’s colophon, Hanji is explained as a paper made from the “mulberry trees that naturally grew by the fields, the creeks, and the mountainsides. Hanji resembles the natural beauty of Korean landscape.”

FOLIO X-Collection TS1095 .K6 K55 2010

- Hannah

Kim, Hyoung-Jin. Munhwa Ch'eyuk Kwan'gwangbu. Korean Handmade Paper = Hanji. 2010.

[lshefler]

Joomchi by Aimee

[simply-sithel]

Korean Paper Making : Day 1 of 3 : OMG SO MUCH FUN! We got to play with boiled inner mulberry bark! We picked our portion clean of bark bits. Then we whacked our little pile for 10 minutes. Holy smokes, those were long, loud minutes. Do not recommend the board. We then shuffled inside where I switched to duel wielding mallets. I would definitely recommend mallets. Fun to alternate the beat. Didn’t participate in the final 10 minute round which left us with a... sort of pulpy possible mass. Tomorrow will be a long day, starting with another 10 minutes of beating.