Process of Paper

Saturday night I processed the cooked fiber that I had collected from the Minnesota River Valley and pulled sheets of paper. Below is some of the documentation of that process.

the fiber after 4 hours of cooking in Soda Ash.

The fiber after 20 minutes of beating with a wooden mallet
(shown at the top of the image)

The formed sheet has barriers built into the mould to create long strips when pulled apart. The texture of the fibers will create the visual interest and content of the books