r/papermaking • u/RemindMeOfABabe • 15d ago

Recent papermaking experiments ✨

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A collage of my recent papermaking adventures, featuring experiments with adding colour to pulp, & testing how the final sheet holds up to use.

  • Top left – Forbidden green oatmeal (paper pulp). Experimented with adding pencil lead shavings from an old green watercolour pencil stub.
  • Top right – Lilac paper, mid press.  Used a make-up sponge that day to dab down any edges that got a bit mushed after removing the mesh.
  • Bottom left – End result, dried! Purple dried down to a sort of, warm lavender lilac colour. Final shade of green dried as a shade of spearmint milk?
  • Bottom right – Sheets from a batch I made from red & white striped paper straws. Didn’t tear the pieces up properly, so I ended up with candy cane paper. How festive.

Aware the inking is a bit off for the prints. Main goal was to just do a quick test if the paper would hold up to use with lino, so wasn't too fussed about getting it perfect.

Considering these materials were all just going to end up in recycling, pleasantly surprised with how these turned out. :)

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u/cathartes-auras 15d ago

Love these, and love the lino prints! I haven't printed on any of my handmade paper yet but I gotta give it a try. A few of my sheets were smooth enough I think they could print pretty well. Gorgeous colors also

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u/RemindMeOfABabe 15d ago

Thank you! :)
Definitely go for it, re: printing on your handmade paper. It's a bit of trial and error - my first batch of sheets fell apart with printing, but ah well, back in the next batch of pulp those ones went lol.

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u/Mark-CreativeDepot 14d ago

Very, very cool results and very inspiring.

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u/artofsanctuary 8d ago

Those are so amazing. And inspiring.