Homemade Paper

Step 5 Pour your mixture.

Pour your mixture directly onto the deckle, keeping it within the mold's edges. Make sure you pour the mixture as evenly as possible.

When the mold is pretty well filled, use the spatula to smooth out lumps. Be careful not to use too much pressure when smoothing the mixture b/c the moisture will drain too fast and create lumps, which are no fun to work with!

Remove the mold when you are satisfied with the evenness of your mixture. Don't sweat it if the mixture isn't perfectly even.

*If the mixture is too lumpy for your liking, just scrap it right back into the blender, add more water, and blend it a bit more.

Comments

[pyroninja9]

i think if you took a flat piece of 2 by 4 and ran it across like what the do with concrete it will be smoother

[ziggiau]

I find the problem with this method is that you will never get a fine result to your paper. The bucket/dunking method allows a more even distribution of the fibres (but often the problem is finding a vessel big enough to dunk your deckle into!)