Hand Made Paper

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Hand Made Paper 2016-05-11 18:34:01 Post No. 2518910
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Hand Made Paper Anonymous 2016-05-11 18:34:01 Post No. 2518910 [Report]

Hi /ic/,

I was wondering if any of you have any experience with making your own paper?

I've been slowly teaching myself (with varying levels of success) by using my leftover scraps of paper at home, but I'm not yet at the point where I can pump out a great number of sheets in one run - I tried making some A4 sheets today and only managed to come away with 3.

My main issue is removing the paper from the deckle and setting it up to dry, as I always seem to tear a corner or leave creases in the paper. I assume I'll get better with experience but I was hoping that one of you might be able to give me some pro tips that might to speed up my learning, or even some useful online resources or books that I can use.

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Anonymous 2016-05-11 18:38:10 Post No.2518913
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Anonymous 2016-05-11 18:38:10 Post No.2518913 [Report]

>>2518910
Honest question: why do you make your own paper? Wouldn't any bought paper be much better quality? Especially if your handmade paper is just made from scraps of bought paper.

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Anonymous 2016-05-11 18:43:39 Post No.2518920
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Anonymous 2016-05-11 18:43:39 Post No.2518920 [Report]

>>2518913
I like the idea of recycling my leftovers - I'm a printmaker so I end up with a lot of scrap paper from test prints which would get otherwise wasted, I was hoping that by taking up papermaking as a hobby I'd be able to supplement my paper stocks.
I also wanted to see if I could get a nice debossed relief print from handmade papers.

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Anonymous 2016-05-11 18:46:57 Post No.2518921
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Anonymous 2016-05-11 18:46:57 Post No.2518921 [Report]

>>2518920
Neat. Sounds like a bit of an obscure thing to do though, so I don't know how many responses you will get.

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Anonymous 2016-05-11 18:52:37 Post No.2518925
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Anonymous 2016-05-11 18:52:37 Post No.2518925 [Report]

>>2518921
Yeah I can definitely see this being one of the less popular threads, I thought I'd give it a shot though, I don't know many more multi-disciplinary art communities than /ic/ but I've seen some really unusual art forms passing through here.