Momigami projects

I was given Cas Holmes' new book 'The Found Object in Textile Art' for Christmas and although it looked really good I have been putting off reading it properly until I knew I could spend some time trying things out. The first thing I wanted to try was momigami - the Japanese technique of paper kneading. I had just finished a bag of bread flour so that became my first experiment. To get ready I cut the bag open, got a craft mat and a small finger bowl with a few drops of olive oil in. The…

Welcome to the fun and fascinating world of Momigami! What is that you ask? Momigami is the Japanese word for “kneaded paper.” At its core, Momigami transforms ordinary paper into a fabric-like material. The process is quite simple. What is Momigami? The ancient Japanese technique uses Konnyaku (koh-nee-yah-koo) Starch. The starch mixture is painted on one...Read the Post

A couple of weeks ago I had progressed my collage using the momigami paper samples to the point where I was ready to stick it down using thinned wallpaper paste on a plastic sheet. After adding some more purple serviette pieces, this was where I had got to. I followed Cas Holmes' advice in her book, The Found Object in Textile Art, and scraped away some of the paper layers with a blade to reveal the ones underneath. Next I wanted to add some machine embroidery. First I experimented with a…

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Lisbeth Degn on Instagram: "DAY 92-98 in my 100 day project. This week is all about Momigami, I have used my own painted papers and embroidery. I have decided to make some mixed media pieces 7x15 cm, with hand stitching. Each week I will do it a little differently. A lot of the materials I use, I have made myself. Saturday each week there will be a video of all 7 days collages. Video on my YouTube channel Lisbeth Degn. Link in the bio. #dragenkunst #collagekunst #collagekunstner…

Victoria Gertenbach on Instagram: "Stitch journal made from old National Geographic magazines pages that I applied momigami techniques to. . I was recently introduced to Momigami by my friend @dsmillerstudio56 who showed me an exquisite piece of paper that she had rusted and then "momigamied" (not sure if that's an actual word, but I'm going with it). The result was a piece of paper that no longer felt like paper... It now felt like a buttery soft piece of chamois cloth that had a beautiful…

April 3, 2015 Joanne Weis Over the last couple of days we have looked at the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi Sabi, focusing on its express...

What to do with Momigami paper. Great question. The Momigami techniques make fun use of all types of paper and offers endless creations. Learn how to make this Momigami paper Matchbook/notebook.

Handmade flax paper with indigo dye, konn’yaku paste, and momigami kneaded effect intended to give the look and feel of fabric. Simple all-along stitch over indigo dyed tapes. All cover papers handmade and hand-dyed by the artist.