Does anyone know how to make an Egyptian papyrus?Well,not a genuine one, but one looking somehow old?Pls help!

Question

I have a friend that is quite obsessed with egyptian stuff and I want to make him a present, but he wants it hand-made.. Do you have any ideas how I can make my own papyrus and what do I have to use? Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

Techically this is not Papyrus, but homemade paper that looks old.

You need to stretch some screening (window type) over a frame, like an old picture frame. Stretch and staple it tight. Whatever size frame you use will be the size of the paper.

Shred up some newspaper into strips and put in the blender with water, blend until a smooth soupy slurry. Then pour it into the bottom of the screening and spread it over the screening. Spread as smooth as possible.
Let drain for an hour or two.

Put a stack of newspapers down to use as a blotter, flip the frame over onto the blotter, then put more paper on top and place some heavy books on top to press it. In the morning, gently check it and see how it has come out.

I helped a Bible school class do this. Once it was dry you could write on it. I have seen it used in every expensive art work to.

If you want it colored or with natural flecks in it maybe add some tea from a tea bag.

Good Luck.

Answer 2

Papyrus is made from a certain plant (the papyrus plant oddly enough), but you can substitute linen or Yucca
A sheet of papyrus is made from the stem of the plant. The outer rind is first stripped off, and the sticky fibrous inner pith is cut lengthwise into thin strips of about 40 cm long. The strips are then placed side by side on a hard surface, with their edges slightly overlapping, and then another layer of strips is laid on top at a right angle. The strips may have been soaked in water long enough for decomposition to begin, perhaps increasing adhesion, but this is not certain. While still moist, the two layers are hammered together, mashing the layers into a single sheet. The sheet is then dried under pressure. After drying, the sheet of papyrus is polished with some rounded object, possibly a stone.

If you want you could try using strips of linen paper, weave them at right angles and the pound them together lightly (this way I think would be the fastest.

Your last choice could be yucca leaves that you cut into even strips and weave them together and also pound together

Once you have the paper you can rub it lightly with moist tea leaves leaving a lights aging stain, then dry it in an oven

Answer 3

On every corner in Egypt, there is a person selling "real" Papyrus for $40 a drawing. These look and feel like papyrus, but are actually made from banana leaves. The process for making pypyrus is the same as making paper.
Crush and grind dried leaves or wood, boil and mix to a thin fluid consistency and then pour mixture over a fine mesh screen. The fibers will collect on the screen. Press fibers to make sure all moisture is released from the pulp collected on the allow to dry.
The result will be a papyrus. You can then paint your medium with the Eye of Horus, Ramses, Nefertini, Annubus...etc using watered down 50/50 paint.

Answer 4

I don't know if this will pass for papyrus, but I made paper look like it was torn from an old scroll. Tear or cut the paper how you would like it to look, then place it in a toaster oven. It will only take a few seconds for the plain paper to start to turn yellow and curl at the edges. You can either put the toaster on toast or you can bake it. Either way it works, if you don't have a toaster oven then you can use a regular oven, I prefer the toaster oven because it's smaller and easier to control.

Answer 5

If you want to make a piece of paper look old: Take a sheet of white card stock. Lay it in yer kitchen sink. Take cold brew ta bags that are wet & gently squeeze them out over the paper. Take some instant tea & sprinkle it on the top. Let set for 30 min. Turn the paper over & repeat the process. Then put paper somewhere to dry. if you want the paper to look like leather. After it is totaly dry. Put 2-3 coats of baby oil on it, both sides. This is a lot easier than all the above answers.

Answer 6

I dont know about papyrus but if u want paper that looks oldish you could get a normal piece of paper and kinda grind up some coffee add some water and sponge it bit by bit onto the papaer. We used to do it all the time in history class. Sometimes we used to burn the corners aswell to make it look really worn.

Answer 7

Without reading any other answers, which I'm sure are valid, I offer this.

Get sheets of a RAG bond 25% or more from a print shop or stationary store. Preferably in an off white/ wheat color to begin with.

Crumple the dry sheets, then wet them (TEA STAIN) without removing too much of the "wrinkle". Place the sheet on a cookie sheet in a low temp oven and monitor closely (NO BROIL BURNER SETTING), removing them before they become brittle.

Always worked for me.

Steven Wolf

Answer 8

Try going to a garden store, and ask for a large leaf that has fallen off. Use a rolling pin to crush it flat, and let it dry out. Paint what you like, then spray it with some kind of sealer. Clear acrylic sealer should work. Get it at a hardware store.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

my brother made paper. but he is not here right now. he is in school. sorry.