Papermaking mould&deckle

Papermaking mould&deckle made of sturdy pine wood, 2-part, 30 x 21 cm. One part of the ready-to-use double frame is covered with window screen and is suitable for a paper format up to 25 x 16 cm. You can make beautiful new papers from old papers (newspaper, toilet paper, paper napkins, egg carton etc.) or high-quality cellulose pulp sheets. By adding various natural materials such as dried leaves, pressed flowers or seeds, you can create wonderful individual natural papers.

And here's how it's done, detailed instructions are on the package:

Fibre pulp: tear paper into pieces, pour hot water over them and let them soak. Beat the paper pulp with a blender or a hand blender to a paste.

Dipping paper into a vat: fill a plastic tube-vat (slightly larger than the mould&deckle) with lukewarm water and add the paper pulp by the spoonful and stir it well. You can also add dye, fragrance oil, pressed flowers and leaves, seeds, etc.

Dipping: dip the mould&deckle horizontally into the water and lift it up again horizontally.

Dripping-off: let the frame drain well out by dabbing the liquid from behind with a sponge.

Transferring the wet sheet: put the window screen frame on a towel, lift up the upper frame and turn the wet sheet of paper upside down onto a dry cloth.

Drying: put dry cloths on top and press the excess liquid out of the paper, e.g. with a pastry roller. Carefully detach the still slightly damp paper from the backing and hang it on a clothesline, for example, for the final drying.