The Steps


Intro:
Before You Begin
Step 1:
Find the fibers
Step 2:
Let 'er rip!
Step 3:
Cut the screen
Step 4:
Blend it to bits
Step 5:
Hit the tub!
Step 6:
Squeeze out the water
Step 7:
Hang it out to dry

 

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2torial #0697:
Learn2 Make Homemade Paper (Continued)

Step 7Hang it out to dry

Now carefully remove the top layer of felt (and any other absorbent materials) from the pulp. It should now hold together as an honest-to-goodness sheet of paper.

  • Carefully take up two corners of the paper by rolling them back (just a half inch/one cm or so) with your fingers. Hold a corner with each hand and gently peel the sheet off the bottom felt.

     

  • Clip the fresh sheet on to a laundry line with ordinary clothespins to dry. Any place that's warm and dry will be fine--wherever you would hang laundry. Avoid damp areas (mold might grow on the paper), dusty areas (wet paper will collect any dust in the air), or windy places (your paper could be blown off the line!)

     

Drying time is about three hours, more if the air is humid or if there is little sun.

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