These articles for novice papermakers were first published in the popular “For Beginners” column of Hand Papermaking Newsletter.
| TOPIC | AUTHOR | ISSUE | DATE |
| Sources of Fiber and Pulp | Michael Durgin | 17 | Jan-92 |
| Common Additives | Michael Durgin | 18 | Apr-92 |
| Papermaking Moulds | Michael Durgin | 20 | Oct-92 |
| Paper From Iris and Daylily | Bobbie Lippman | 24 | Oct-93 |
| Grain | Bobbie Lippman | 27 | Jul-94 |
| History of Papermaking | Michael Durgin | 28 | Oct-94 |
| Methods of Beating Fiber | Tom Bannister | 33 | Jan-96 |
| Methods of Drying Paper | Tom Bannister | 34 | Apr-96 |
| Embossing | Tom Bannister | 35 | Jul-96 |
| Safety | Tom Bannister | 36 | Oct-96 |
| Archival Paper | Tom Bannister | 37 | Jan-97 |
| Sizing | Tom Bannister | 38 | Apr-97 |
| Watermarks | Tom Bannister | 39 | Jul-97 |
| Washi | Tom Bannister | 40 | Oct-97 |
| Dyes & Pigments | Tom Bannister | 41 | Jan-98 |
| What Paper Is, and Is Not | Tom Bannister | 42 | Apr-98 |
| Why People Make Paper by Hand | Tom Bannister | 43 | Jul-98 |
| Hollander Beaters | Tom Bannister | 44 | Oct-98 |
| Felts | Tom Bannister | 45 | Jan-99 |
| Common Plants for Paper | Tom Bannister | 46 | Apr-99 |
| Bibliography | Tom Bannister | 47 | Jul-99 |
| Introduction/Cranberry Mills | Ted Snider | 49 | Jan-00 |
| Papermaking History | Ted Snider | 50 | Apr-00 |
| Preparing Pulp | Ted Snider | 51 | Jul-00 |
| Western Moulds / Watermarks | Ted Snider | 52 | Oct-00 |
| Sheet Formation and Uniformity | Ted Snider | 53 | Jan-01 |
| Couching | Ted Snider | 54 | Apr-01 |
| Wet Pressing and Consolidation | Ted Snider | 55 | Jul-01 |
| Wet Sheet Handling / Drying | Ted Snider | 56 | Oct-01 |
| Surface Texture | Ted Snider | 57 | Jan-02 |
| Paper Weight | Ted Snider | 58 | Apr-02 |
| Physical and Optical Properties, Part 1 | Ted Snider | 59 | Jul-02 |
| Physical and Optical Properties, Part 2 | Ted Snider | 60 | Oct-02 |
| Making Paper from Milkweed | Marilyn Sward | 61 | Jan-03 |
| Drying on Fiberglass Screening | Marilyn Sward | 62 | Apr-03 |
| Color and Pigments | Marilyn Sward | 63 | Jul-03 |
| Color and Dye | Marilyn Sward | 64 | Oct-03 |
| Pulp Painting | Marilyn Sward | 65 | Jan-04 |
| Making a Deckle Box | Marilyn Sward | 66 | Apr-04 |
| Dimensional Paper Art | Marilyn Sward | 67 | Jul-04 |
| Flower Inclusions | Marilyn Sward | 68 | Oct-04 |
| Making Shaped Deckles | Helen Hiebert | 69 | Jan-05 |
| Setting Up a Studio | Helen Hiebert | 70 | Apr-05 |
| Finding Plant Fibers | Helen Hiebert | 71 | Jul-05 |
| Harvesting Fibers | Helen Hiebert | 72 | Oct-05 |
| Vegetable and Tamale Papyrus | Helen Hiebert | 73 | Jan-06 |
| Couching and Felts | Helen Hiebert | 74 | Apr-06 |
| Drying Paper | Helen Hiebert | 75 | Jul-06 |
| Vacuums for Papermaking | Helen Hiebert | 76 | Oct-06 |
| Paper Casting with Sand | Helen Hiebert | 77 | Jan-07 |
| Paper Storage | Mary Tasillo | 78 | Apr-07 |
| Wet Binding | Mary Tasillo | 79 | Jul-07 |
| Wet Collage and Inclusions | Mary Tasillo | 80 | Oct-07 |
| Working Large Without Limitation | Mary Tasillo | 81 | Jan-08 |
| Printing Tech / Handmade Paper 101 | Mary Tasillo | 82 | Apr-08 |
| Adapting to Unfamiliar Studios | Mary Tasillo | 83 | Jul-08 |
| Constructing a Basic Mould and Deckle | Mary Tasillo | 84 | Oct-08 |
| Sustainable Papermaking Practices | Mary Tasillo | 85 | Jan-09 |
| 3D Work from High-Shrinkage Pulp | Mary Tasillo | 86 | Apr-09 |
| An Updated Bibliography | Mary Tasillo | 87 | Jul-09 |
| Assessing Your Pulp and Paper | Mary Tasillo | 88 | Oct-09 |
| Affordable Studio Equipment | Mary Tasillo | 89 | Jan-10 |
| Why Handmade Paper? | Mary Tasillo | 90 | Apr-10 |
| Papermaking for Editioning | Mary Tasillo | 91 | Jul-10 |
| Pulp Additives | Mary Tasillo | 92 | Oct-10 |
| Working Large by Tiling Wet Sheets | Mary Tasillo | 93 | Jan-11 |
| More Basic Editioning | Mary Tasillo | 94 | Apr-11 |
| Couching and Drying Surfaces | Mary Tasillo | 95 | Jul-11 |
| More Couching and Drying | Mary Tasillo | 96 | Oct-11 |
| Selecting Source Fibers | Mary Tasillo | 97 | Jan-12 |
| Sustainability, Part 2 | Mary Tasillo | 98 | Apr-12 |
| Cooking with Caustic | Mary Tasillo | 99 | Jul-12 |