how to make paper • no blender + indoor papermaking [craftvlog tutorial]

☆ in my other handmade paper videos, i got asked if there was a way to make paper without the blender. i took on the challenge and experimented with the process - tldr; yes, you can make paper without the blender, plus you can do it all indoors!

timestamps:
turning paper into pulp 0:52
mould and deckle process 5:40
drying time 10:24
ink test on sheet 13:20

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☆ notes:

1/ SIZING. Paper internal sizing, and most hand papermakers use a chemical called 'alkyl ketene dimer', which protects and coats each fiber. This essentially makes your paper writable. I'm not sure if this will affect the seeds in any way, but as you will see in the video, I did not use such chemical and I was able to write on and stamp on ink on the sheet with zero bleeding. This can be also attributed to the fact that the paper I used to make the pulp already has has sizing.

2/ MOULD & DECKLE. I had the mould and deckle custom made this time to the size that I want. It is a wooden frame. Unlike my first video where I used an improvised one, a silk screen, this custom made one I use in the video uses a metal mesh. And the metal mesh lifts much easier compared to the silk screen one.

3/ THICKNESS OF SHEET. As I mentioned, my intention behind making this paper is turn them into tags. In order to adjust thickness of the sheet I've found that adding more water in the basin helps. Just to let you know, thinner paper sheets are more prone to tears.

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