Chine Colle Problem Solved

I've been struggling for three months because I can't get the chine colle to work. I bought some stuff at the art store called Pure Wheat Starch, for $17. I prepped the paper and tissue by wetting it, then sprinkled on the powder as directed by putting it in a glass jar with a cheesecloth top. I even moved the powder to a nylon sock with allows for a nice distribution of the powder and is a holder all in one. Still, no sticking. :(

Pure Wheat Starch is NOT the same as Wheat Paste (did you know I can be kinda stubborn?!):



Even Deb helping me in my printmaking class couldn't make this stuff work so yesterday I remembered that I should buy some garden variety wheat paste - the kind used for wallpapering. I got the last $3 box of it at the hardware store.

I put it in the sock and put it on some new paper I bought yesterday at the art store for chine colle and voila! (I'm taking French now), it worked. Like a charm. The tissue paper was so adhered to the base paper that I could barely see it, white on cream. But it worked. Yay.