Louise Jannetta | How to Prepare Cellulose glue @LouiseJannetta | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Cellulose Glue Recipe:
Sprinkle 20 gms into 600ml of water.
Stir briskly to avoid lumps.
Leave for 24 hours to dissolve completely.
Thin if necessary.
Dampen paper to be used, helps keep paste workable for longer.
Apply to the paper when cool. Brush from the centre to the edges allow to dry and then crumple and fold.
This paste is made from cellulose, a substance occurring naturally in plant matter. It comes in powder form and easily mixes with water. Unlike wallpaper paste, it does not contain anti-fungicide and is completely non-toxic.
Can be used to thicken any water-based paints and non-reactive dyes. It can also be used as an adhesive; as a base for marbling; for papier-mache; as a binder and size in paper-making and to convert acrylics into screen-print colour.
I have not used tapioca starch but I will try it.
Tapioca starch recipe:
1 tsp tapioca starch and 100 ml cold water.
Stir and then heat in microwave for 20 seconds
Stir again and heat for 20 seconds again.
Stir until the paste turns white
Allow cooling.
Apply to the paper when cool. Brush from the centre to the edges allow to dry and then crumple and fold.
Konnyaku starch. This is more expensive.
The starch is traditionally used in the preparation of mulberry papers for momigami.
This is not a sticky adhesive starch. This helps in the preparation of papers for use as fabrics as they will not become sticky when they are moistened. (These fabric-like materials can be wiped down with a dampened cloth but not washed.)
Konnyaku starch is made from konnyaku flour, a product derived from the starchy root of Amorphophallus konjac.
Methyl Cellulose
This is the glue used by bookbinders and those working with materials requiring archival qualities
Methyl Cellulose Recipe:
1 cup of distilled water heated to 70 degrees centigrade
1/8th cup of methylcellulose powder
Add the powder to the warm distilled water slowly using a whisk to stir out all the lumps.
This can take a while
Cover the container with a lid and shake the closed container.
Leave overnight for the mix to gel
Add more cool distilled water to dilute as necessary
Cellulose Glue Recipe:
Sprinkle 20 gms into 600ml of water.
Stir briskly to avoid lumps.
Leave for 24 hours to dissolve completely.
Thin if necessary.
Dampen paper to be used, helps keep paste workable for longer.
Apply to the paper when cool. Brush from the centre to the edges allow to dry and then crumple and fold.
This paste is made from cellulose, a substance occurring naturally in plant matter. It comes in powder form and easily mixes with water. Unlike wallpaper paste, it does not contain anti-fungicide and is completely non-toxic.
Can be used to thicken any water-based paints and non-reactive dyes. It can also be used as an adhesive; as a base for marbling; for papier-mache; as a binder and size in paper-making and to convert acrylics into screen-print colour.
I have not used tapioca starch but I will try it.
Tapioca starch recipe:
1 tsp tapioca starch and 100 ml cold water.
Stir and then heat in microwave for 20 seconds
Stir again and heat for 20 seconds again.
Stir until the paste turns white
Allow cooling.
Apply to the paper when cool. Brush from the centre to the edges allow to dry and then crumple and fold.
Konnyaku starch. This is more expensive.
The starch is traditionally used in the preparation of mulberry papers for momigami.
This is not a sticky adhesive starch. This helps in the preparation of papers for use as fabrics as they will not become sticky when they are moistened. (These fabric-like materials can be wiped down with a dampened cloth but not washed.)
Konnyaku starch is made from konnyaku flour, a product derived from the starchy root of Amorphophallus konjac.
Methyl Cellulose
This is the glue used by bookbinders and those working with materials requiring archival qualities
Methyl Cellulose Recipe:
1 cup of distilled water heated to 70 degrees centigrade
1/8th cup of methylcellulose powder
Add the powder to the warm distilled water slowly using a whisk to stir out all the lumps.
This can take a while
Cover the container with a lid and shake the closed container.
Leave overnight for the mix to gel
Add more cool distilled water to dilute as necessary
