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Bonjour Voisins wrote:
In article , says... Any more ideas about this will be much appreciated! Pat gave you the reasons your attempts at doing it from wood pulp will fail. If you're bound and determined to manufacture from scratch, maybe parchment or papyrus would be a more viable process. The historical aspect alone should make it a worthwhile pursuit, I think. And certainly the finished product would be more lasting than ordinary pulp paper. Another aside to this - since papyrus is somewhat rare in the US - other plant materials can be used. . . I managed to find one on the net - they use grass/straw: http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/prairiepaper.html Several years back I'd read a book from the library on paper making - and after the recycled paper part was a chapter on using plant materials like cattails and sunflower stalks - so that's a possibility to look into. But even if you do the recycled paper bit - it would be very interesting to add flowers and leaves found in the area to 'decorate' the paper - you can add to it by teaching the names of the different plants. It's amazing how many folks don't know the name of various plants that surround them everyday! Good luck in finding the instructions you want! Sonya |
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David Lloyd-Jones wrote:
JMorris wrote: Pat, Thanks for your quick reply! John, You don't seem to have replied to my note. I hope you are quite clear that I think Pat is your children's enemy. How very amusing. John, I rummaged through my bookmarks and found some instructions which may be closer to what you were looking for: http://www.bluep.com/~stiffe/instructions.html See the "making paper from plants" tutorials. The author - an artist who makes hand-made paper (and who doesn't sneer at doing so from recycled fiber, but never mind) suggests a number of non-wood plant fibers - stems, leaves and even flowers - suitable for paper-making, and provides clear instructions, complete with safety tips. You're not going to get there with baking soda and lemon juice, but if you feel comfortable with your child using more caustic materials, you can in fact do this. Be safe, -- Pat Kight |
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