Making Bookbinding Paste

[@samrodian919]

Thank you so much for enlightening me and us I suppose. When others talk about "paste" it looks like ordinary wallpaper paste a lot of the time! So thank you for showing us the original 1800's wallpaper paste!

[@AnnesiBindings]

You're welcome! Thanks for your comment.

[@praveenms1588]

@@AnnesiBindings hello

[@fcsolis]

Thank you. I'm learning a lot from your videos.

[@rachelsaganmaraj2928]

Clove oil is a additive that will help it has some amazing advantages preserve insecticide among other things

[@andreacook7431]

When I was in college we used paste like this to make paste paper. The paste had been left out for a week and had mold in it that we had to pick out. It was one of the worst-smelling things ever. The paper turned out very nice (and not smelly) and I still have some 20 years later.

[@FernandoLopez-ll1zu]

Thank you!

[@chandrahardeo1252]

veru cool.

[@399roses]

Thanks! Why mix it with PVA glue? advantages? mix ratio?

[@AnnesiBindings]

You're welcome. Basically, mixing it with PVA means that the PVA takes longer to dry and therefore gives one more time to manipulate it. I usually use about half half when I do that, but I suppose that it could vary.

[@marcelinabuan100]

Adding a little vinegar will prevent the paste from going stale after a day or two.

[@AnnesiBindings]

That's a good point, although it would add acidity, so one would need to be careful what one used it for.

[@rbeehner2]

If it gets moldy after a few days. How long will it last in use?

[@evelynchan5366]

Hello, thanks for the video! May I know the difference between different kinds of paste? I've been looking everywhere for answers...like what's the difference in like the flexibility or achiveability between flour/potato starch/tapioca/rice flour paste etc? Also, I've tried using microwave for making paste and it seem to work well, what's your thought on that?

[@AnnesiBindings]

Apologies for not replying sooner! I would need to look that up more as I don't do enough conservation work to give a confident answer.

[@evelynchan5366]

@@AnnesiBindings no worries! thanks

[@frogsty1764]

This is cool

[@KingKatura]

Also you think it would work on a newer Paper back that the back came off because they didn't put enough glue on it?

[@brianng8350]

How does the paste hold in the following years and decades. I imagine the paste will crack and become brittle? And will that yellow too?

[@renownedbandanawearer1345]

Paste is a traditional and widely used adhesive in bookbinding so it’s been demonstrated to hold quite well lol. Wheat flour paste does yellow over time so it’s not recommended for paper repair (wheat _starch_ paste is better because it doesn’t colour). Wheat flour paste is great for actual binding tasks like attaching cover material to board. Don’t use it where you need flexible glue though, like the spine of the text block. PVA or similar is better.

[@user-mx1cl9ov2u]

Please can you say how much water to use in millilitres or fluid ounces? Many thanks.

[@darkfielddiggermicrosafari]

Do you know if you could add boracic acid (also known as boric acid) to the paste to prevent mould growth in damp or humid conditions? Boric acid actually has an alkaline pH, in spite of its name. It has very very low toxicity for animals but inhibits growth of many putrefying micro-organisms, and also is toxic to silver moths.

[@AnnesiBindings]

@@darkfielddiggermicrosafari I'm afraid I've no idea. I have heard of people using chemicals but have never tried that.

[@sydmccabe7081]

Does this paste warp paper? I've used a few other types of glue, but the endpapers regularly became damaged.

[@renownedbandanawearer1345]

Paper warping is caused by moisture rather than the adhesive type. If paste alone is too wet for the kind of paper you’re working with, you can mix paste with PVA (or similar) or use PVA on its own. Only difficulty with pure PVA glue is that it dries so quickly that it’s nearly impossible to pull up and redo something if you get it wrong the first time.

[@Mayuri-t2g]

Name the white powder

[@sylviafriessen9124]

Can this paste be stored or is it just for a one time use?

[@brianng8350]

She talked about it at the end of the video.

[@aixot_3073]

Did you use self rising flour or just the regular one?

[@AnnesiBindings]

I usually use regular flour, but I have used self-raising when I've had nothing else and it doesn't seem to have made any difference.