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Re: Papermaking discovery...

From: Susan Bennett (sbennett)
Date: Thu Jan 06 2000 - 19:14:32 PST

Did you have a particular recipe? How many sheets can you make at once? How
long does it need to sit int the screen. Mine need to sit until dry. Is
ther an easier way? Susan in Ohio
-----Original Message-----
From: Sharon Barrett Kennedy <sharonbk>
To: ArtsEdNet Talk <artsednet>
Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 8:20 PM
Subject: Papermaking discovery...

>Wanted to share a story regarding a bind I got myself in and how I got out
>of it! Many of you may have already discovered this, but for the benefit
of
>those who haven't.....:
>
>One of the projects I planned for January was papermaking. Having never
>done this before (honestly--never had!) I ASSUMED I'd be able to buy a
>papermaking kit locally. (And having never done this, I thought a kit would
>be the safest option.)
>
>A week before school started again, I found that no one carried such
things,
>and I knew I probably wouldn't be able to get anything shipped quickly
>enough.
>
>I realized I'd have to scramble to make something (frames with screen
>stretched over them) but didn't know when I'd have time to get the wood,
cut
>it, assemble it, etc.
>
>Another teacher suggested that I try using stretcher frames (usually used
>for canvas) and they're quite inexpensive. I bought two sets today for
>under $3, and with 70 cents worth of nylon screen, I now have two frames
>that work great!
>
>>From what I've read about kits, most will allow you to make only very
small
>sheets of paper. MUCH larger sheets can be made by using the stretcher
>frames. I chose to do 9x12 sheets, and I'm sure we'll be experimenting
with
>all of it. What fun!
>
>
>
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