quick papier mache question

[MerlinsBeard]

Is papier mache just pva glue mixed with water?

Trying to find how to make it and coming across all sorts of things!

I thought it was wallpaper paste (mind you, not done papier mache for years!

seem to remember it being wallpaper / flour-and-water type paste - it's runnier than PVA so you can really soak the newspaper in it.

Wallpaper paste and water. Fab stuff

PVA glue mixed with water (not too much though) makes a great varnish - so if you make your papier mache model and paint it with poster paints, you can varnish it afterwards with watered down PVA. It will prevent paint rubbing off on things and help to increase the rigidity and make it last longer.

(Says the veteran of a papier mache viking longship and rocket big enough to hold four and two people respectively )

pah, too much like hard work

lucky me that ds1 has decided to have a sleep instead lol

ks, so can i use pva and water then? getting confused now over the simplest thing!

i don't want to make a mould, just cpver something that ds1 made at playschool today so he can paint it at a later date.guess that makes it easier!

I want to do papier mache this weekend. Does anyone have a flour and waterpast recipe?