So you've decided that you want to make your paper look like parchment. Maybe you want to spruce up a school project, or maybe you just want to make parchment for fun. Whatever the reason, this article can help you easily create the perfect parchment.
1Brew a cup of strong coffee, almost black, depending on how dark you want your paper to be.Ad
2Take a piece of paper and crumple it.
3Gently unfold it.
4Dip a cotton ball in the cup of warm coffee and evenly distribute it throughout the paper.
5Let it dry using a hair drier or fan.
6Light a candle and gently burn the sides, careful not to catch fire, as it may eat up a big part of the paper. Make sure you do this far away from flammable objects.
7Put the paper in a pan and turn to medium heat, use a spoon, or chopstick and gently press down on the paper for 30 seconds, this makes the paper have small brown spots.
8Now you've got your parchment paper like they used in the early 1400's. Use a fountain pen to write with to make the parchment look old. You can also use it to make a birthday party invitation look fancy. Tie with a leather string or old brown string to make it really resemble a scroll-like letter.Ad
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- A quicker method to achieving this result is to use a wet tea bag and sponge it onto the paper. If you squeeze the tea bag, water will come out with a deep coloring from the tea leaves.
- You can use tea or orange juice for a lighter effect.
- You can either use a paint brush (brown ink) to coat the paper, or soy sauce, depends.
- You don't have to make the brown spots on the parchment.
- Try not to let it catch on fire as it will eat up a big part of your paper.
- You may want to do this in the sink as it may catch on fire.
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