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Alright this is a big thing. It seems that my papiermachepaste is not made like how you people do it. This is my recipe:
1). Take some flour in a mixing bowl.
2). Add some salt
3). Now keep adding water and mixing with your hands untill you have a
thick soup like paste.
I am not sure if this is really a good method. I say this because on many websites I see all theese other things that I am supposed to do to make the papier mache paste. Please reply fast and tell me if the way I make papier mache paste is correct.
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the flour method is common for papier mache. this site has a recipe for it, and there can be variations of the same recipe as well. if it's working for you than use it. the only down side i can think of for the flour method is mold might grow later on.
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I can tell you the way I make paste, and it always seems to turn out well and not have any lumps.
I heat a large pot of water on the stove until it's simmering.
Then, I hold a wisk in my right hand and a seive in my left hand over the pot, and I pour about 2 -4 cups of flour into the seive. As the flour falls through the seive into the water, I wisk the water quickly to mix it in.
I just shake the seive every few seconds and continue wisking the water until it's all mixed in.
Then I leave the pot simmering for about 1 hour but I mix it a few times with a wooden spoon.
(I don't use salt.)
Then, I check the consistency which should be like gravy.
I leave the pot for another hour or so to cool, then I use it.
It's kind of a long process but always satisfying, and the paste is nice and warm on the hands.
It will last for a couple of days, before going moldy.
Happy paper macheing.
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I make my paste like you do, except I add Elmer's glue. If I make a bowl full of paste I will pour in enough glue to cover the surface of the paste and then mix it in. It make the paste stronger, smoother and helps repel moisture.
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