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This obviously came in whilst I was sleeping...LOL I've never tried paper making with anything other than silk tops Els, this sounds ingenious although I know string and allsorts will make paper, but it also sounds alot of work...I look forward to seeing some images when and as you do it...wow..lol

higz Cher

Summer is here and we have made use of this glorious day to set up the sun > screens, using old boat Jibs. Aaron will be pleased about that I am > sure. We are going to have a paper making workshop on Tuesday, and with > the weather being hot all of a sudden, we decided to do this labour > intensive work early in the morning. I first walked to the highway to get > our weekend paper (with my weekend fix of the big cross word puzzle). By > 8 I was home again and we rigged everything up, indeed with block and > tackle.... > > The big picknick table was moved in the shade under our jibs sun screen. > Now I have to do some trial runs of paper making, it has been a while. A > friend gave me a large bag of very very old 100 % linen table cloths and > bed linens. I have sat with it a whole evening ripping it up. We have > snipped it into wee tiny bits, and put it through the kitchen machine to > get the pulp. I will boil it up today and do a trial of one piece of > linen paper. Was wondering if it needs a binder to stay together. So far > reading all the books and material I have gathered I have not found > anything pointing in that direction. Paper making is a bit like felting > without the agitation part. There are all kinds of wonderful things you > can do to home made paper, add flowers and plant materials, embossed it > with your name made out of wire or with an old piece of lace. I am sure > we are going to have fun with this. > > If any of you have any good advice I would love to share it. > > Have a great weekend, with lots of sunshine and relaxed put up your feet > times > > Els > > -- > Ja for Jazz and cobra loose the rrrrrrrr
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spinninglilac
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You made paper with silk tops Cher, How about using silk hankies, or Bells....??? How do you use the silk.....do you cut it into little piece, boil it up and then put it in the blender...?? Tell me more please

I ripped up an old 100 % linen table cloth. It was so old that it was falling apart in my hands. Otto helped me cutting it into miniscule tiny pieces. We put these in my kitchen machine (Poor kitchen machine) and we now have a pulp, I boiled with soda. I would think it ready for use on Tuesday, however I wonder if it needs some binding agent....like starch maybe.....Anyone, knows about making paper from rags. I have done it from old paper, never from old materials.

Els

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Els van Dam

Never used the bells or hankies Els, although I have for spinning, actually if I remember rightly it was a silk 'brick' I'd bought from somewhere, like tops but wider, we just did it as for fleece, pulling bits out and laying onto bubble wrap etc rubbing and bashing it til it felted. then pulling it and making paper clipping off the extras .. we made some cards as I remember.. about five years back now, I shall have to look out my notes on it and send you more detailed info on it...as I may of course be totally wrong. The bells I find awfully sticky, but boiling them for the dye often returns them with papery bits in them.. lol

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spinninglilac

That is a new one to me Cher, I have dry felted with little bits of silk. Must try that tomorrow, I would love to use that for Christmas cards. Another item on the list to add to all the others waiting in the wings to be done......LOL

Els

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Els van Dam

Hi Els, no we wetted it and I believe in the same way as you do over a former, but without one, if you know what I mean... Gosh what it is to not remember, shows how interested I was at the time...but back then I was learning to weave and that was more important to me...lol higz cher

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spinninglilac

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