Handmade Paper Making Process
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Paper Making The process began by reducing cotton waste to pulp. the pulp is diluted with water and put into a masonry. The lifting mould (mesh on a wooden frame) is then dipped into the trough, shaken evenly and lifted out with the pulp on it. The consistency of the pulp in the tank should be kept constant. |
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Rose Plucking Roses are selected and plucked,
Flower petals were added to the pulp which is then transferred to
large tanks. workers submerged a rectangular tray of fine mesh into
the water. Taking pulp from the tank, and emptied it into the tray. |
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Pressing
After inverting
the tray and the muslin, the sheet of pulp now on top was added to a
pile. The pile was then pressed to drive out most of the water.
Pressing reduces the bulkiness of the paper i.e. the sheets become
more compact. |
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Separation Small dirt particles are removed manually with a
sharp instrument. The cleaned sheets are given a coating with starch
to improve the physical properties of the paper and prevent
feathering. This is called sizing and can be done manually with a
brush or by the dipping method. |
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Natural Drying After Separation
the resulting
sheets were peeled off the muslin. As between 50 and 65% of
moisture remains in the sheets. The sheets are dried by hanging them
in open areas of sunlight to remove the rest of the moisture. |
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Calendaring Then
Dried Paper is passed through a series of metal rolls at the end of
a paper machine; when the paper is passed between these rolls it
increases its smoothness and glossy surface. |
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