> What about corn starch? I've just made handmade paper, which I've sized
> with corn starch.
I don't know.  I typed my previous message pretty fast, and somehow didn't
list corn starch.  As far as I know it should work fine.  Corn starch is
probably what I'd start tinkering with since I've got a box in the
cupboarb <grin>.  My main point is that there is a pretty good selection
of starches available at the grocery store.  I don't know what the
advantages or disadvantages of one over the other might be however. 
- Wayde
  (allen@boulder.nist.gov)