PETER & DONNA THOMAS
260 Fifteenth Avenue Santa Cruz CA 95062 (831) 475-1455
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| The Ergonomics of Hand Papermaking or How to Make Paper Without Getting a Sore Back.(2000) by Peter Thomas. This 20 minute DVD gives suggestions for how to set up a studio and make paper in ways that will help avoid back problems and repetive motion injuries. Suggested warm-up exercises are described. The DVD includes footage filmed in traditional western paper mills in England and Sweeden that illustrate the traditional techniques used to form and couch paper. Also comes with a 12 page photocopy pamphlet containg the storyline of the DVD $15. Add $4 post in the USA
Most papermakers who see this say, "if I had only seen this before I hurt my back...." |
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| Paper From Plants (1999). 30 specimens of the paper made from local plants by America’s hand papermakers are displayed facing a text by the papermaker and an illustration by Donna. Letterpress printed on Peter's handmade paper using Centaur type and Neuland type in three colors. Edition binding is quarter green Moroccan leather and painted paper boards. Special copies are full bound in green Morrocan leather and all illustrations are hand colored. 8 3/4 by 11 5/8 inches. 100 pages.105 edition copies $830. |   |
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