How do they make paper?

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How do they make paper?

We all use different types of paper, but not everyone knows how and what this paper is made of. Therefore, now we will tell everyone in detail about how to make paper at home.

Raw materials

In order to make paper at home, it is necessary tostock up various scraps of used paper, as well as blotting paper or newspaper sheets. You will also need water, a sponge, a blender or a mixer, a special screen that you can buy or make yourself from a mosquito net and a wooden frame, a wide water tank - a bowl or saucepan, a piece of cloth a bit larger than the screen.

Stages of work

If you decide to learn how to make paper,It is necessary to know that the work consists of several stages. First you need to grind the rest of the paper, tearing them into small pieces. Next, adding a little water, you need to turn this paper into a gruel using a blender. You do not need to save on electricity, the longer the blender works, the less granular and better the paper will be.

If there is a desire, you can give the paper a color,make it bright or old. This is done with the help of conventional chemical dyes. The paper can be bleached with a hydroperite tablet dissolved in water and added to the paper stock. Dissolve - with the help of filtered tea or coffee.

Further into the prepared wide container it is necessarypour warm water and add paper pulp. All this is thoroughly mixed to a homogeneous consistency. And how to make a beautiful paper? It is worth remembering that at this stage the paper should be decorated. In the received weight it is possible to add petals, bright threads or confetti which subsequently and will appear elements of a paper.

Then the frame comes into operation. It must be carefully immersed under the water, already deployed horizontally under water, evenly distributed paper stock and gradually pulled out of the water. It is necessary to let the water drain, and from the side of the net with a sponge gently remove the remaining water.

Now you need to spread out a cloth on a flat surface, on which the mesh lies face down. Then all the excess moisture should be removed again with a prepared sponge.

Further it is necessary to carefully separatereceived paper from the mesh. The sheet should be dried with a blotter, and then put under the press for only a few minutes. Before the final drying, it is better to put the paper in a well-ventilated place. If you need an urgent drying of paper, you can iron it with iron, placing it under gauze. The paper is ready!

That's how we do the paper ourselves, and how ourselvesthe manufacturing process, and the finished result will be extraordinarily pleased. Now, knowing how to make paper with your own hands, you can hold a fun seminar for family, friends and friends and train them to make paper.