: Dip a screen (mold) and frame (deckle) into the vat at a 45-degree angle, then lift horizontally to capture a layer of fiber.
: To get a thicker, deeper texture, use a higher concentration of pulp to water in your vat. Long fibers from plants like kozo or cattail create a stronger, more textured sheet. 4. Forming the Sheet plant fibre
To produce handmade "deep" (thick or textured) paper from plant fibers, you must first extract cellulose by boiling plant material in an alkaline solution and then beat it into a pulp that can be layered. 1. Harvest & Prepare Fibers : Dip a screen (mold) and frame (deckle)
: Use plants high in cellulose like flax , hemp , yucca , cattails , or bamboo . Harvest & Prepare Fibers : Use plants high
: Fill a large basin with water and stir in your pulp.
: Use a blender or a manual mallet to break the cooked fibers into a mushy pulp.
: Boil the fibers in water mixed with an alkali like washing soda (sodium carbonate) or caustic soda . This removes lignin and non-cellulose materials that make plants rigid.