Paper and Metal Leaf Lamination • Claire Benn, Jane Dunnewold & Leslie Morgan

This is a guide to understanding the lamination process. Follow the basic instructions and use the photographs as inspiration. Once you understand how lamination works, you can experiment with the possibilities or pursue your own ideas. We start with the basics
(such as getting your workplace ready) and move on to tackle things in this logical sequence:

• Getting to grips with the key lamination methods. 
• Building up subsequent layers of surface design to add color, texture, imagery and graphic effects.
• Laminating metal leaf (for accent or pronounced or graphic effects). 
• Stitching & burning the laminated cloth.
• Using the laminated cloth (including ‘failures’ as stencils).
  
  

It always helps to read through the entire book before you begin. You may not understand the process completely, but you will have a clear idea of what supplies are needed and how to set up your workspace. Once you’ve acquired the supplies – a variety of papers, fabrics and the matte medium – you need to experiment and make some small samples that may then become inspiration for later, larger works. 

Comfort almost always fuels creative effort, so begin by making sure you have a good place to experiment with laminating.