Re: [BKARTS] BOOK_ARTS-L Digest - 20 Feb 2006 to 21 Feb 2006 (#2006-53)

[Adrienne Allen <adrienna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Subject: Paper grain lesson needed
> This is so basic I'm moderately red faced asking the question.  But I'd
> love to learn a few good techniques for testing paper grain.  I tend to  
> use
> mixtures of papers in my books and end up fighting with the paper because
> I've neglected to understand the grain.
> Do any of you have some tried and true idiot proof techniques?

I found an explanation on a paper manufacturer's site

When you buy paper the size is quoted with the grain first so if  paper is  
10 x 15, it is short grained and the grain is on the short side.

For a quick decision I hold the edges of the paper in two hands, close my  
eyes and bend it. This helps  me concentrate on what my hamds are feeling.  
The orientation which bends more easily is the grain. The lines on  laid  
paper are also indicative of grain.

Adrienne Allen



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