paper artist of the week : linda thalmann



paper yarn jewelry
by linda thalmann

ever since my mom bought me the book "paper: making, decorating, designing" by beata thackeray when i was about 12 years old i was hooked with paper. i made it myself (and still do - though i haven't used toilet paper as raw material in years), bought it, collected it, watched papermakers and any craftsmen working with or on paper wherever i found them. nowadays it's not only paper that interested me, but also all material derived of it, like paper yarn, that offer a whole new range of possibilities.















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