Information about Hayle Mill and its archives
How paper was made at Hayle Mill in 1976 A short film, made by Anglia TV, describing all the processes in making fine paper including a section devoted to making and fitting a watermark to a mould.
"Hand Made Paper" North Western Museum of Science & Industry film of Hayle Mill in about 1973
British Association of Paper Historians publishes a scholarly journal "The Quarterly" and a quarterly newsletter and also organises conferences and meetings.
Hand Papermaking is the leading quarterly magazine for everyone interested in all aspects of making paper by hand.
Handmade Paper on the net is Dieter Freyer's amazing listing of every web site related to the field including history, mills, museums, watermarks and how to make your own.
Institute of Conservation is the UK's professional institute for all those involved in conserving our cultural heritage. One of its largest sections deals with paper conservation (as successor to the Institute of Paper Conservation).
International Association of Paper Historians (IPH) is one of the earliest organisations for those interested in paper history, has conferences, journals and other publications.
The Paper Foundation The Foundation has been created to celebrate and perpetuate centuries of paper heritage. They have started with a papermaking studio and in time have ambitious plans to build a home for all the paper arts. The Foundation owns a large collection of moulds from Hayle Mill and other hand-paper mills and a variety of artefacts and archives.
Serge Pirard makes papermaking moulds and deckles.
Watermarks A comprehensive and useful guide to watermarks and how they are made by Larry D Smith.
Edwin Amies & Son Ltd made moulds for about 200 years and a DVD showing all stages of the intricate manufacturing process by the late Ron MacDonald is available for £12.50 including postage and packing from the British Association of Paper Historians (BAPH) by contacting [email protected]; this version is compatible with PAL video format. For North America you may wish to have NTSC video format in which case please order direct from the makers http://www.iarecordings.org/productions/p20.html, price £13.45.
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