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Recipe
Wheat-starch paste (bookbinder's)
A finer, clearer paste for conservation, bookbinding, and fine papercraft. Made from wheat starch only, not flour.
Beginner20 min active
Every A New Field recipe has been run in a domestic kitchen or community hall. Read the safety notes before you start and adapt for your venue.
What you’ll make
Translucent, strong, neutral pH, slow to spoil.
Flexible slots (flex around your material)
No flexible slots — this recipe uses only fixed ingredients.
Fixed ingredients
- Wheat or corn starch · 1 tbsp
- Water · 200ml
Equipment
- Saucepan
- fine whisk
- jar.
Refinements and variations
- Thin with more water for a slip coat; thicken by cooking longer for a putty.
Source notes
Standard bookbinder's formula.