Preface
Paper is incredible stuff. It’s cheap, easy to use, and easy to recycle. It’s lightweight and easy to cut or tear, but incredibly strong when folded, layered, or rolled. It can stand stiff as a board, pop up like a spring, or float like a leaf. It’s disposable, but can last for centuries. Its surface can be rough or creamy, smooth or shiny. Sometimes it’s so thin you can see through it; other times, it’s thick enough to hold globs of paint. But it can also be beautiful all on its own. With so many kinds of paper around—from fancy artists’ watercolor paper to slick recycled magazine page to plain old copy paper—it’s not surprising that people today use paper to make everything from jewelry to robots. And you can too!
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