Paste: flour recipe for different uses. Preparation and use of flour paste

Conducting redecorating with your own hands, sometimes a small amount of wallpaper glue is required.

Buying an expensive box that is not useful in its entirety in this situation does not make sense.

You can prepare a paste for wallpaper from improvised materials, while saving the family budget.

Consider how to make a paste, classic recipes for homemade glue, its advantages and disadvantages.

Preparation methods and compositions

The density of dilution of the cool powder depends on the type of wallpaper, the heavier the canvas, the less water needs to be added

Not so long ago, our grandmothers and mothers glued all the wallpaper on the paste, without using ready-made mixtures. do it yourself is not difficult.

Environmentally friendly glue, prepared at home, does not give up its position today. Using it, you can be absolutely sure of the safety of the adhesive.

It may contain starch and flour at the same time, or only one product can be used. Depending on the type of wallpaper, a solution of various densities is prepared.

If desired, the paste can be strengthened by adding a little PVA or wood glue to it. These additives will make ordinary paste more resistant to moisture.

flour glue

Dissolve flour in cold water

How to prepare a paste yourself? Classic recipe flour paste at home is easy to perform. To prepare 1 liter of paste, we need 200 g of flour.

To avoid unnecessary time and material costs, you should adhere to the following instructions:

• sift the flour through a fine sieve;
• carefully dissolve the flour in a small amount cold water;
• 1 liter of water must be boiled;
• pour boiling water in a thin stream into the flour solution; put the composition on a slow fire and, with constant stirring, bring to a boil;
• remove from heat, let cool slightly and remove the resulting film;
• we filter the prepared mass through a sieve.

The glue is ready to use. If the composition turned out to be very thick, just dilute with water. Checking the consistency is very easy. The solution should drain from the fingers.

If the fingers stick together slightly when unclenched, then everything is done correctly.

It is better to use flour 1, not premium. A coarse grind mixture will provide better adhesion.

It is worth preparing the glue immediately before use, the composition is not stored for long. Within a day, its adhesive properties will deteriorate greatly.

Starch-based composition and mixed look

Pour the starch mixture in a thin stream into the hot water.

Starch-based glue at home is performed in a similar way with a floury look. Proportions for its preparation: 1 to 10, i.e. to prepare 1 liter of paste, you need 100 g of potato or corn starch.

You can improve the composition by mixing flour and starch. Such a paste is prepared by brewing:

• in a small bowl, mix 1 cup of flour and 2 tablespoons of starch;
• boil 2.5 liters of water and leave on low heat;
• when the water in the pan boils, pour cold water into a bowl with starch and flour in a thin stream and mix thoroughly;
• pour into the resulting mixture into hot water, stirring constantly, let it boil and remove from heat;
• after cooling, the composition must be filtered. For more information on cooking, see this video:

Many believe that the paste must be welded. IN this recipe You do not need to boil the mixture, you just need to bring it to a boil and immediately remove it from the heat.

Before pasting the walls, be sure to prepare the necessary and check out the tips

Advantages of home glue

The shelf life of this adhesive is very short.

In addition to the obvious advantages in the simplicity and economy of preparation, do-it-yourself wallpaper glue has a lot of other advantages:

№	Excellent adhesion	Using a paste, you can stick wallpaper on any type of surface, even if it is treated with drying oil or oil paint.
1	Safety and environmental friendliness	All components of the paste are not only safe, in fact they are edible. Such glue can be safely used in children's rooms and bedrooms. It will not cause allergic reactions, does not emit harmful substances or unpleasant odors. It is absolutely harmless in case of contact with the skin during operation.
2	Versatility	Suitable for use with wallpapers of any type, except for heavy types. The dried glue is not inferior in strength to industrial mixtures.
3	Ease of removal	Despite the strength, the wallpaper glued with paste is easy to remove from the wall, it is enough to wet the canvas.
4	Not aggressive	The paste does not destroy the structure paper wallpaper, does not cause soaking, which reduces the risk of damage to the canvas when sticking to the wall.
5	not noticeable	The paste solution has a slightly cloudy whitish color, it disappears when it dries. Getting on a cloth of wall-paper, does not leave marks.

There is a paste cooked at home, and disadvantages, not to mention which would not be fair. The main problem is the fear of water.

Do not use flour or starch-based adhesives in damp areas.

To give greater resistance to moisture, you can add PVA glue to the paste at the rate of 100 ml per 5 liters of finished glue. This composition can be or paper wallpaper.

The paste has a very short time beneficial use, its shelf life is not more than 24 hours.

The word "paste" came to us from Germany, it means an adhesive composition made on the basis of flour or starch and water. In spite of wide choose a variety of adhesives in stores, today the paste does not lose its popularity. After all, it contains available natural ingredients, so this mixture does not pose any danger to health. It does not cause allergic reactions and is absolutely harmless even for small children. Knowing how to cook flour paste will help you in the repair process and when doing needlework.

Safe adhesive for adults and children

The paste has a fairly wide range of applications. Perhaps the most popular of the areas of its use are repair work. Using a paste, close the gaps in wooden windows, as well as priming the walls and pasting them with wallpaper. A product prepared at home is usually not inferior in quality to industrial mixtures.

The paste is able to firmly fix even heavy wallpapers on the wall without leaving stains on them.

This composition is also used in the field of horticulture and horticulture. When planting small seeds, the paste is applied to strips of paper, then poured onto them planting material, dried, placed on the beds and sprinkled with soil.

The paste has a simple and environmentally friendly composition

Due to the safe natural composition of the paste, it is used in kindergartens in creative classes to perform applications and other paper work. In general, this adhesive composition is very actively used in different kind needlework: scrapbooking, decoupage, crafts from threads and textiles. And in the manufacture of artificial flowers, the fabric is impregnated with a liquid paste to stiffen it.

If a child wants to taste the paste or gets his hands dirty in it and then rubs his eyes, this will not harm his health.

The paste has also found application in theatrical art. It is used to create props in the papier-mâché technique, which serve as decorations in productions. They are lightweight yet durable enough. Librarians use paste to repair damaged book bindings.

Photo gallery: wallpapering, seed preparation and other applications of flour and water glue

The composition is suitable for textile crafts The composition is used for gluing small seeds Paper wallpapers adhere perfectly to the paste The paste is ideal for papier-mâché crafts For the manufacture of flowers, the fabric is pre-impregnated with a paste and dried.

How to cook paste

What can it be made from?

You can make a paste from wheat, rye or corn flour. It is better to choose flour not of the highest, but of the second or third grade, in last resort take the product marked " general purpose". This is due to the fact that coarse flour has high level viscosity due to the high content of bran particles. As a result, it holds the material more firmly. Also on sale is whole grain wheat flour, which even got the name wallpaper, this is an ideal base for paste. It can be replaced with any other variety, but be prepared for the fact that this will negatively affect the astringent properties of the composition.

Photo gallery: the most suitable flour for cooking glue

Rye flour glue sticks better, but may leave marks on light surfaces Cornmeal makes an excellent sticky paste When cooking paste for wallpapering, use whole grain - wallpaper - flour, and not a premium product

As often as flour, starch, potato and especially corn, are used to make glue. Starch paste is absolutely transparent and is used, as a rule, on surfaces where even the slightest traces cannot be left. It is applied under light wallpaper, on the ceiling. However, repair experts claim that flour paste is much more tenacious.

It is important to note that wheat flour is used for light surfaces, and rye for dark ones. Following this rule will help you avoid stains. In addition, rye flour paste has the best fixing properties. Therefore, this component is often used for gluing heavy vinyl wallpaper.

What else should be added

In addition to the main components, in some cases additional ingredients are added to the glue. This is determined by the scope of the mixture. For example, to create papier-mâché, you can add wood glue (75 ml per 200 g of flour) or gelatin diluted in water according to the instructions on the package. This technique helps to make the bonding of paper surfaces the most durable.

To improve the fixing qualities of the composition, wood glue or PVA is also added to it. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the color of the surface on which the mixture is supposed to be used. PVA is used for light materials. And when working with dark surfaces, wood glue is more often used.

When creating textile decorations, a little vanillin and sugar are added to the mixture (0.5 teaspoon per 20 g of flour). Such a paste makes the fabric more elastic and shiny.

If you are preparing a paste for children's creativity, do not add PVA, wood glue and blue vitriol to it.

Photo gallery: what is added to the paste

Vanillin for shine and flavor PVA glue enhances the astringent properties of the paste blue vitriol for disinfection Edible gelatin enhances the adhesive properties of the paste Natural wood glue, or animal glue, is made from animal bones and contains gelatin. Sugar is added to the paste used to glaze the coating

Proportions of water and flour

In the process of preparing a paste, its consistency should be taken into account. For light paper wallpapers, a liquid composition is required. If heavy vinyl material is used for finishing, the paste must be made thick. To do this, add more flour to the mixture.

Table: approximate proportions of ingredients for different pastes

Purpose of glue	Flour (for 1 liter of water)	Additionally
Gluing paper (children's creativity, etc.)	100 g	Without additives
Papier mache	50–100 g	20-40 ml wood (animal) glue (10% solution)
Surface primer for paper wallpaper		100 ml of carpentry (animal) glue (10% solution).
Pasting plain paper wallpaper	120–150 g sifted rye flour	1.2–1.5 g of copper sulfate
Sticking embossed paper wallpapers	200–250 g sifted rye flour	2–2.5 g of copper sulfate
Surface primer under linkrust or heavy (vinyl, non-woven) wallpaper	200 g whole wheat flour	200 ml wood (animal) glue (10% solution)
Sticking linkrust or heavy (vinyl, non-woven) wallpaper	300–400 g whole wheat flour	200 ml of carpentry (animal) glue (10% solution); 3-4 g of copper sulfate.

To prepare a 10% solution of animal (carpentry) glue for 1 liter of water, you need to take 140 g of dry matter. The right amount glue is poured into a paste that has cooled to 40–50 ° C.

To prepare an ordinary thin paste, 100 g of flour and 1 liter of water are required. If you need a mixture of a very liquid consistency, use 50 g for a similar amount of liquid. For the thickest paste, 400 g of flour is taken per 1 liter of water. Of course, these are indicative, not strict proportions: after all, the stickiness and consistency will ultimately depend on what kind of flour you take, and on those additional ingredients that you add. Therefore, you can find many different recipes on the net.

Glue is prepared immediately before use. If you do not use a fresh composition within 2-3 hours, it will begin to thicken and lose its sticky properties. Therefore, do not make "strategic stocks", cook exactly as much as you need for a one-time use.

Consistency adjustment

Over time, the paste thickens. Some experts say that in this case it is quite possible to dilute the mixture with boiling water to make it more liquid. Start adding 1 tablespoon at a time with constant stirring with a mixer or blender. Follow the procedure until the composition acquires the density you need. However, not everyone considers this procedure for “revitalizing” a stale paste to be optimal: the adhesive ability of such a composition is likely to be greatly reduced. But if you have just cooked a paste and you see that it is thick, then with the help of boiling water you can really fix the problem.

Do not forget to bring the mixture to a boil after diluting with water.

If the opposite situation arose, and your glue turned out to be too liquid, first cool it down to about 40 degrees: it is at this temperature that the adhesive qualities should be evaluated. If you still need to thicken the paste, then you need to add more flour to it. Dilute the missing amount of flour with water until liquid dough, pour into the liquid composition, mix thoroughly and then bring to a boil.

Do not try to pour dry flour into finished glue, most likely, even with constant stirring, you will not avoid the formation of lumps.

Storage

The maximum shelf life of the paste is 10 days. The composition must be covered with a lid or plastic bag and place in the refrigerator. During storage, the paste is covered with a film, which must be removed before continuing work. The presence of mold indicates the unsuitability of the adhesive.

Keep the paste only in case of emergency, because its quality is greatly reduced during storage.

Simple step by step recipes

For light wallpaper

The paste used for light paper wallpapers is prepared quite simply. To do this, you will need to prepare:

• 150 g rye or 200 g wheat flour;
• 1 liter of water;
• two containers (small 200 ml and a saucepan).

One tablespoon contains approximately 25 grams of flour.

Instruction:

1. Pour flour into a small bowl, gradually pouring 200 ml of cold water into it. The mixture must be constantly stirred until it reaches the consistency of liquid sour cream.

   Dilute flour in a small bowl

2. Boil the remaining water in a separate saucepan.

   Bring water to a boil

3. Pour in a thin stream into boiling water adhesive mixture, stirring constantly.

   Add glue mixture to boiling water

4. Put the resulting composition on fire and hold, stirring, for another 3-5 minutes until boiling.

   Bring the paste to a boil while stirring constantly.

5. Remove the paste from the stove and cool.

Important! You can not violate the order of mixing the ingredients.

Video: the easiest way to weld glue

For heavy wallpaper

For vinyl or non-woven wallpaper, you can cook a thick paste according to the previous instructions, taking 400 g of flour per 1 liter of water. However, in some situations, you may need a strong paste of a special composition, similar to PVA. It is used not only for gluing heavy vinyl wallpaper, but also as a final primer for walls and even for facing small format tiles. It is also boiled on the basis of flour, but using a different technology.

Ingredients:

• 20 ml of ethyl alcohol;
• 150 g flour;
• 4 g of glycerin (sold in a pharmacy);
• 5 g gelatin, better than photographic (it can be purchased at a photographic store);
• 1 liter of distilled water (sold in a pharmacy).

Important! Photographic gelatin can be replaced with regular gelatin, but this will worsen the adhesive properties and reduce the rate of “setting” of the paste.

Instruction:

1. Pour gelatin with 200 ml of water and leave for 24 hours.
2. After this time, pour distilled water (850 ml) into the container and place in a water bath. Add soaked gelatin and mix thoroughly.
3. Dilute the flour in a small amount of water (150 ml) so that there are no lumps.
4. Add flour mixture to gelatin water.
5. Bring the composition to a boil. Stir it so that the mass acquires a homogeneous structure.
6. Add glycerin and ethyl alcohol. Stir the mass for 10 minutes.
7. Remove the glue from the water bath and refrigerate.

For fabric crafts

Flour paste for textile crafts is made a little differently. To implement this method, you need to prepare:

• 2 tbsp. l. flour;
• 2 glasses of cold water;
• half tsp Sahara;
• a pinch of vanilla.

Cooking method:

1. Pour flour into a saucepan and pour ½ cup of cold water.
2. Thoroughly stir the composition until smooth.
3. Then pour 1.5 cups of water, sugar into a separate bowl and put on fire.
4. When the liquid boils, add the cold flour mixture.
5. Cook while stirring over low heat.
6. When the composition thickens, remove it from the heat.
7. Add vanillin, mix thoroughly and cool.

A paste with sugar and vanillin is used as a varnish when working not only with textiles, but also with other materials.

For papier-mâché

Paste for papier-mâché, which involves gluing pieces of paper on a form, is done as follows.

Ingredients:

• 1 glass of flour;
• 1/2 teaspoon salt;
• 3 glasses of water.

Paste making process:

1. Sift the flour and pour in 1 cup cold water.
2. Stir thoroughly until the mixture is completely homogeneous.
3. Add 0.5 teaspoon salt and stir again.
4. Boil 2 cups of water in a separate saucepan and pour into the glue mixture. Stir again.
5. Pour the composition into a saucepan and put on fire.
6. Boil for 10 minutes and then remove from heat.

For different variations of the papier-mâché technique, you may need a paste of different consistency

If it is supposed to soak the paper in a paste to the state of a plastic mass, then a liquid paste is used: 50–100 g of flour per 1 liter of water.

Video: how to make papier-mâché paste

Paste is a safe and affordable adhesive that allows you to glue various surfaces. But it should be remembered that over time its quality decreases. In this regard, it is recommended to prepare the amount of glue that is necessary for one use. To improve the properties of the composition, the recipe can be supplemented with certain additives, depending on what you are going to use it for.

Regardless of the achievements of modern chemistry and the advent of a large number adhesives for narrow and wide purposes, the paste does not lose its position. Paste is a glue based on environmentally friendly and safe vegetable raw materials - flour or starch. The process of its preparation is simple, the raw materials are more than available. In this article, we will discuss how to make flour paste.

What is flour paste used for?

• Wallpaper pasting.
• Making papier-mâché.
• Binding and restoration work.
• In children's art.

Flour paste for repair and painting work

Very high adhesion of the paste to various surfaces, including previously painted with oil paint or treated with drying oil - the reason for its stable popularity. The disadvantage is low moisture resistance, which turns into an advantage during the next repair, because. wallpaper is easy to remove from the wall, eliminated with a variety of additives. The initial raw material is flour, best of all wheat flour of the first grade. Rye is used less often, because. glue based on it turns out to be dark and loses its versatility (although its adhesive properties are higher than those based on ground wheat grains).

PREPARATION (volume 5 l):

1. Sift 0.8-1.25 kg of flour (the quantity is determined by the thickness and quality of the wallpaper - the more expensive and thicker the wallpaper, the more you need to take).
2. Add a little water to it and mix thoroughly until the lumps disappear completely.
3. Pour the resulting thick solution into boiling water, stirring the mixture. For complete homogenization, the mixture can be heated over low heat without boiling.
4. To improve adhesion, a small amount of wood glue from 70 to 150 g in dry matter should be added to the paste. This glue is crushed the day before and poured with water from the total volume and boiled in a water bath the next day. For light wallpaper PVA is added instead of wood glue. Adhesive mixtures are heated in a water bath.
5. After cooking, the glue must be filtered through cheesecloth, folded in several layers, to prevent lumps from entering.
6. Cool to 30-40 ° C, remove the foam.

You can start painting the walls. No need to wait for complete cooling, because. this will reduce the adhesive properties.

STORAGE:

• To store the remaining glue for 5 liters, add 12.5 g of carbolic acid, 25 g of aluminum alum pre-soaked in water, or 7-8 g of copper sulphate.
• Optionally, a small amount of substances that repel or destroy insects (10 g of borax or 25 g of chlorophos) are added to the glue.

☞ Video cooking

Flour paste for papier-mâché

The process of making products from papier-mâché, regardless of the method - layer-by-layer gluing of paper of different thicknesses and / or cotton fabric or modeling from paper dough, is practically impossible without a paste.

Cooking:

1. Mix 100 g of flour in a bowl or saucepan with 100 ml of water and beat well with a whisk or fork, then add another 200 ml and beat again. The result should be a homogeneous mass without lumps. If necessary, you can use a blender or mixer.
2. Put this mixture on fire and bring to a boil, but do not boil, stirring constantly, until a thick jelly-like mass is obtained.
3. After cooling, the paste is ready for the layer-by-layer gluing technique. It can be stored in the refrigerator for several days in a tightly closed jar.

ADVICE! For paper dough, PVA or wood glue is added to the paste in quantities determined by the manufactured product.

☞ Video recipe

Flour paste for bookbinding and restoration works

For bookbinding and restoration work, a paste on flour is used, enriched with glycerin to improve elastic properties and gelatin to improve adhesive characteristics. For antibacterial protection, formalin is added to the adhesive mass up to 1 ml per 100 ml of glue.

For bonding thin sheets thick paste is used, and liquid paste is used to work with thick paper and cardboard:

• The recipe for a thick paste made from finely ground wheat flour: for 1 liter of boiled water, 135 g of flour, 12 g of gelatin, 6 ml of glycerin.
• The recipe for a liquid paste made from finely ground wheat flour: for 1 liter of boiled water, 80 g of flour, 10 g of gelatin, 4 ml of glycerin.

Cooking:

1. Soak gelatin in advance for several hours in 50 ml of water, after which it must be dissolved by heating, but not allowed to boil. Cool gelatin to 50-60 °C.
2. Pour the flour into 300 ml of cold water and mix thoroughly.
3. Heat the remaining water (650 ml) to a boil and pour flour with water into it. This mixture must be boiled, stirring vigorously, at 80-85 ° C for 20 minutes, then pour in the gelatin and glycerin.
4. The shelf life of this adhesive when stored in the refrigerator in a well-closed container is 4-5 days.

Flour paste for children's creativity

For any adult, the advantages of the paste for children's creativity are obvious - it is absolutely harmless and safe, easy to use and reliable. With it, you can make an application, a cardboard box or a wall newspaper. This glue is prepared only from flour and water in proportions of 1 to 8-15, depending on the desired density of the glue.

Cooking:

1. The method of obtaining is similar to all the previous ones - first mix the flour with a small part of the water, pouring water into the flour so that the mixture is easier to stir, mix with a whisk, fork, blender (if the amount allows).
2. Then this mixture is brewed with boiling water, stirred and warmed up a little, but not boiled.
3. After cooling down to room temperature paste is ready for .

ADVICE! Do not make a large amount, it is better to prepare a new portion the next day, although this glue can be stored in the refrigerator for several days.

Often, in various situations, the paste can become a lifesaver, without which you simply cannot do. Now you know how to make a flour paste, where to use it and how to store it.

How do you apply the paste?

For pasting walls with wallpaper, you definitely need glue. IN construction stores them big variety, but the cost of quality is quite high. It is quite possible to save on glue, because many people cook the composition with their own hands at home. It is best to figure out how to make a paste - it is he who perfectly attaches the wallpaper and connects some other products.

Application, advantages and disadvantages of paste

A paste is understood as an adhesive composition, which should be cooked on the basis of starch, flour with the addition of water. All components are available, are cheap, and natural. They are not harmful to children and adults, they do not pose a danger to allergy sufferers - even after tasting the glue, the baby will not be poisoned. The paste is suitable not only for wallpaper, it is also widely used for crafts:

• papier mache;
• piñatas (a kind of papier-mâché);
• cotton toys;
• children's applications;
• other works with paper, cotton wool, natural material;
• scrapbooking;
• decoupage;
• products from threads, fabrics;
• artificial flowers.

With the help of a paste, librarians glue book bindings. In gardening, they are smeared with strips of paper, which are sprinkled with seeds, and then laid in the ground. IN repair work the tool is used for sticking windows, sealing cracks in the tree. If you dilute thick glue with water, it will make an excellent primer. As for the wallpaper, the solution will perfectly hold even the heaviest coating.

What are the other benefits of gelatinization? Here are the benefits of using homemade glue:

• fitness for different surfaces in the house, even painted, impregnated with drying oil;
• no marks on wallpaper correct technique application;
• easy removal of glue stains with inaccurate use;
• fast setting and fast drying of paintings on the walls;
• long service life - no less than store adhesives;
• simple removal of wallpaper if necessary to replace it - you just need to sprinkle the wall with water.

The tool has few drawbacks. Only water instability can be named, although the addition of some components corrects this problem. Also thanks edible composition insect pests can settle in the glue, but proper storage eliminates trouble.

Types of pastes and recipes

Glue should be made on the day of use - so the quality of the mixture will be ideal. Nevertheless, it is permissible to store the product, but not for long, otherwise its properties are lost. The density of the material can be adjusted independently, the recipe is based on non-strict proportions. If you add flour or starch powder, the paste will become thicker, the introduction of water will make the product more liquid. Only a completely cooled solution is used, the film is first removed from its surface. Below are the main paste recipes.

From flour

The easiest way to cook such glue is from flour, because everyone has it at home. There are many options for how to make a paste, but in any case, the base will be flour and water. Here is the basic recipe for wallpaper without cooking:

• take a sieve, carefully sift the flour to eliminate the presence of lumps;
• measure out 250 g (glass) of flour, a liter of water;
• add hot water, previously brought to a boil, to wheat flour in small portions;
• the consistency of the finished product resembles liquid sour cream;
• in a solution that is too thick, you can add more hot water, dilute it carefully so as not to make it watery.

Typically, this glue is used for thin paper wallpaper or light non-woven. heavy material it is better to glue with a more reliable means. It must also be made, but after cooling, add 0.5 cups of PVA. Stir preferably with a wooden spatula.

For heavy vinyl wallpaper, there are other ways to prepare a paste:

1. Prepare 400 g of wheat flour, a liter of cold water. Place the composition in a saucepan, cook in a water bath for a while - until small bubbles are released. The mixture is removed from heat, filtered, removing lumps. The finished mass is even, smooth, thicker, reliable. It is suitable even for gluing small ceramic tiles. Whitewashing with such a tool will help remove dirt, give a beautiful glossy look.
2. Heat a liter of water, add 200 g of wheat flour (pre-dilute it with a small amount of the total volume). Remove from heat after boiling, cool, add 200 ml of 10% wood glue.
3. Boil the paste in the same way as the previous method, but take 350 g of flour, 20 ml of wood glue, and pour 3 g of copper sulfate as an antiseptic additive.

What is liquid wood glue? The preparation formula is simple, dry powder is purchased in the store, 140 g of dry glue is injected per liter of water at a temperature of 50 degrees. Usually wood glue is used to work with dark wallpaper, PVA - with light ones.

For papier-mache, you can prepare glue based on rye flour, it is more viscous. Pour a tablespoon of the product into the bottom of the pan, brew with a glass of boiling water, mix well with a mixer. Add another glass of water, bring the mass to a boil. Cooking lasts no more than 20-30 seconds. The composition is cooled, used for crafts within 48 hours.

Another recipe for papier-mâché, it allows you to cook a thicker composition:

• pour a glass of sifted flour with the same amount of cold water;
• stir until smooth;
• pour half a teaspoon of salt;
• separately boil 2 cups of water, pour glue;
• cook for 5 minutes, cool.

For fabric crafts, additional components are used - sugar, vanillin. Cook them in the following proportions: 2 cups of cold water, 2 tablespoons of flour, a teaspoon of sugar, a pinch of vanilla. Combine dry substances and a little water, beat, pour boiling water (the rest of the portion), cook for 2 minutes until thick. To make the strongest paste, the recipe is as follows:

• 5 g of gelatin pour 200 ml of water, stand for a day;
• pour 850 ml of water into a saucepan, put in a water bath, add gelatin;
• Dilute 150 g of flour with 150 ml of water, eliminate lumps;
• pour into common solution, let it boil, cook until smooth;
• after cooling, add 20 ml of alcohol, 4 ml of glycerin.

Such a tool will make crafts very durable, they will last a long time.

From starch

Properly making glue from potato starch is not difficult at all. It is used when full transparency is required, for example, when gluing light, thin wallpapers. The strength of the adhesive layer is lower than that of flour paste; it makes no sense to starch thick, heavy wallpapers.

The recipe for the preparation is as follows:

• dilute in hot water starch 10:1;
• stir so that there are no lumps, the composition should become like sour cream;
• thick solution can be diluted with boiling water.

To improve the quality of gluing, a little PVA is introduced into the cooled product. For dark wallpaper wood glue is suitable, the composition will immediately darken.

Dextrin glue

Under dextrin understand the usual paste based on starch from potatoes, corn. It is ideal for gluing paper, fabric wallpaper. In order for the starch polysaccharide dextrin to fully show its properties, it is calcined on a baking sheet in the oven before being introduced into the solution. "Baking" is carried out at maximum temperature until the starch turns brown. Then it is cooled, ground to a powder, diluted with water (100 g of powder per 250 ml of water), 30 g of sugar are added.

Paste storage

Any solution is stored in the refrigerator under a tight lid. But if mold has appeared, it's time to throw it away. Such glue can be harmful to health. It is easier to cook fresh in small portions, then you do not need to store it.

The market offers a huge range of adhesives for the most various works. Based on this, most people believe that flour paste is a thing of the past, and at present it is mainly boiled by those who feel sorry for the money. Why look for a way to cook flour paste? It's easier to go to the store and choose what you need. But

this is not true. Firstly, it is an environmentally friendly product, it does not contain any chemical impurities. Secondly, a properly welded paste has excellent qualities, for example, it will hold the heaviest wallpaper on the wall, it is possible to tear them off the walls only with plaster (although others think differently). Thirdly, to perform certain works, for example, papier-mâché crafts, it is necessary to use flour paste.

For the preparation of a paste, it is better to take low-quality flour, as it is more viscous. And why do we need flour of the highest or first grade, because we are not preparing a biscuit or cookies. There should be no lumps in the flour, so it must be sifted. Next, mix the flour with cold water. For mixing it is better to use a mixer: quickly and efficiently. Cooking a paste is a matter that requires constant attention, otherwise it will either burn out or turn out with lumps that will interfere with the work process. Cooking must be done on a slow fire. With constant stirring, bring the mixture to a boil, after 1-2 minutes, remove, cool. Hot (warm)

the paste is not suitable for work. You can also cook it in a water bath, then it will not burn, but it will take much more time to cook. This method takes long time. How to cook flour paste faster? Put a pot of water on the fire, bring the water to a boil. During this time, mix the flour thoroughly with a little water. Pour the mixture into boiling water with constant stirring, bring to a boil and remove the pan from heat. Quantity of ingredients: for 1 liter of water 4 tbsp. l. sifted flour.

Paste for various purposes

How to cook flour paste? It can be prepared for various purposes: for making papier-mâché, for making fabric flowers, etc. For wallpapering, the paste is cooked according to the basic recipe. If you add a small amount of PVA glue to it, then the wallpaper will never be torn off the walls, you will have to tinker with them for a long time before changing to others. To make papier-mâché mannequins, you need a thick paste of flour. How to make one? It is cooked in the same way as described above, but water and flour must be taken in a ratio of 1 to 3, i.e. 1 part flour and 3 parts water. Mannequins made in

using the papier-mâché technique, they are so durable that plastic ones dry out and crumble faster than those made from paper. Papier-mâché products are afraid of one thing - a large amount of water, although it is not so easy to soak them. Knowing from flour, it is easy to prepare it for impregnation of fabric, which is used in the manufacture of flowers. Adding a small amount of sugar or vanillin will give the fabric more elasticity and shine.