Help!!! Blank Newsprint Paper by the ream
 

Somewhere on this board is a member that purchases blank newspaper print by the ream for paper piecing. I would like to know the supplier for this paper...If you know...please post it. Thanks, Honchey

Have you called your local newspaper? Another source of slightly heavier blank paper is a moving company. I got a ton of crumpled up paper when my DD moved back to the area a year ago.

The local printer gave me an end of a roll of newsprint - more than I can ever use - for free. When the roll gets toward the end I guess it isn't economical for them to use it in their machines. They also give the roll ends to teachers and probably to anyone who asks for them.

if you can't find anyone to give you some, I've seen blank newsprint in the art paper section of stores like Michael's and Hobby Lobby. If you use the 40% off coupon it shouldn't be too much. --- I just checked Hobby Lobby's website and they have a pad of newsprint for $2.99 (50 sheets, 9" x 12"), which after the 40% off coupon is applied works out to about 3 1/2 cents per sheet.

Ditto. I asked my local newspaper and they gladly gave me an end roll, no questions asked, for free. I've used it for numerous art projects with my kids, stuffing when I ship packages, paper piecing (although I have since decided vellum works better), covered tables with it when we had crab boils...

I bought a big box of large newsprint from the U-Haul Co. It was $7 for it all. It lasted FOREVER!

I found mine at a school supply store.

That is what I have too. Any moving/rental place will have it with the moving supplies. I think even places like Lowes and Home Depot carry it too.

If you are wanting it for paper piecing, I would think you would want sheets that will fit in your printer, not roll ends and the pads in the stores are 9 x 12, which are too big for most printers. If you find a source for 8 1/2 x 11, I would like to know, as well.

I have bought newsprint 8.5 X 11 by the ream for paper piecing. Online somewhere. Am at work so can't tell you where I got it from - will look tonight. Even with shipping was cheap for a ream (500 sheets).

Hi, Thanks for all the suggestions..I do have access to the larger paper...it's just that I'm tired of cutting it to size for my printer...Walmart has the Crayola doodle pad $1.99 for 60 sheets and I still have to cut it to size... I just found after searching all morning on the internet that OfficeMax has Boise X-9 16 lb blank paper/ream (500) sheets for $9. That seems to be the best so far...that's not counting the shipping or tax. The closest store is about 80 miles away. they closed all the stores in NJ...Maybe I'll just add ink to get the free shipping. Again, thanks H.

Dick Blick has it by the ream (500 sheets) in many sizes - 8½x11, 9x12, 12x18, 18x24, and 24x36. The 8½x11 ream is $3.04.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/bl...ose-newsprint/

Do call the local paper, when we lived in NH we bought end of rolls for packing paper. Never thought to use it for paper piecing - still have some somewhere.

Office Depot sells it. http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...int-8/?cm_cat=

i purchase 30" wide roll ends from the local newspaper- they have ALOT of paper on them! and cost $22
one roll lasts me almost 10 years! we use it for lots of things- wrapping packages- wedding banners- paper piecing- pattern making- the kids roll out a big ole piece & lay on the floor coloring---it lasts & lasts! great deal.
they also sell a wider roll but i've only purchased the 30" wide ones.

Yes, that is where I got mine! It is already cut to size (time is money to me!). I got two reams which will last quite a while. Shipping was reasonable also.

I got pads of newsprint, 60 - 9x12 sheets at the dollar store. Works for me. :)

I purchased reams of 8 1/2 x 11" vellum for paper piecing. It works out to about $10/100 sheets. It's more expensive than newsprint, but I love it for paper piecing. PM me if you want the details.

Holy Moley! Fifty dollars for a ream of vellum? Try the Papermill Store...they have it for less than half that. http://www.thepapermillstore.com/car...-per-ream.html

That vellum is too heavy for paper piecing; it's more appropriate for wedding invites and such. The paper I use is from Neenah. It's about $40/ream, plus shipping. I've used every other paper for paper piecing and you can't beat this vellum for precision points. I'm in the quilt design star contest and just finished paper piecing a 60 x 60" quilt. Yay for vellum!

Our newspaper always gave away the end rolls there usually is about 1000 feet on an end roll. They finally started charging $1 per end roll. A bargain. Just go to the reception desk and ask about purchasing end rolls.

I worked at a newspaper for 41 years and they will sell the end rolls for about $2/ea. There is a LOT of paper on those ... you just need to ask your local paper for them.

jody

Me Too! Mine was 9.95 + tax here in WI. This is for a flat box of new white paper that can easily be cut to size and placed in a printer.

I bought package of 8.5 x 11 sheet tablets at Office Max. Don't remember what I paid, tho. I am sure you could find it cheaper on the internet.

I remember my dad getting a roll of the newsprint when I was little. it was great because my siblings and I could tear off a piece and trace out whole bodies to color! Entertainment was cheap then :)

Just went online and Office Depot has 8 1/2 x 11 recycled newsprint paper for $5.99 a ream of 500

I buy 9x12 and cut it down with my paper cutter

I work in a school. They quit using that paper with the double lines on it I used in kindergarten. They were going to give it to the kids or throw it out. Makes great paper piecing paper. I have seen it in the school supply aisle. I never look at the price. I'm not sure I will ever have to buy it again. I have a big pile of paper.

I remember my dad bringing it home too. I also remember going to the shop with him while he was setting type and playing with the lead bars.. LOL Can you imagine ? That would never be able to be done now with all the safety laws.. A 4yr old around all those machines? I learned to read upside down a backwards too before I went to school. I got in trouble all the time for turning my book upside down so I could read it. LOL

I do...I get it from office depot and it is
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/341669/Pacon-35percent-Recycled-Plain-Newsprint-8/

not at my staples..I have to order it online from Office depot!

What is the benefit of vellum vs. newsprint? What should I look for if I look for vellum for paper piecing? thank you.

I just cut the paper to fit it works okay.

check out uline.com they have newsprint for packing in several sizes and on rolls.

It is also super for cleaning windows. Doesn't streak and cleans exceptionally well. A professional window washer told me to use blank newsprint, but newspaper works also. Glad to know it is good for paper piecing as well!!! I get it from storage unit busnesses.

Vellum is somewhat transparent. This works for me because I don't stitch through the paper, I fold on the stitching line (which I can now see, since the paper is transparent) and stitch right next to it. Saves me from all that tedious tearing. Saves wear on the needle, too.

I simply purchase the vellum sold in my local Office Depot. I know other quilters use a certain weight/thickness, but I'm not sure what that number is.

I just keep a watch behind the Newspaper building and they throw out huge reams of paper. I guess after they get so low they throw them out, but there is so much still on the roll

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Try your local newspaper. They will often sell you some.

End rolls are probably cheaper, but I have bought kid's tracing paper at a store we have called Fred's. It's 8 1/2" wide, but I had to put the end through my paper cutter to make it 11". It's great for paper piecing, tears easily. And if it is a little longer or shorter than 11", it still works in the printer with no problem. It was a buck per tablet.