This was very interesting! And I appreciate that you showed the errors and the subsequent attempts. I suppose there is some sort of bleaching process if the maker wants the paper to be lighter in color. Or perhaps by using different types of plant materials? I have always thought that paper was only made from the woody parts of plants. I did not know it can also be made from leaves. I find myself wondering what types of leaves or plant materials we might use, here in a colder climate. I know there are craftspeople in this region who might make paper from local materials. Next time I encounter such a crafts-person (at a crafts fair) I will ask him/her what local materials can be used to make paper.
Thanks for your comment. My understanding is that the great majority of commercial paper today is made from wood pulp. However, this does not mean that paper cannot be made from other materials. Paper is simply a mesh of fibres randomly entangled with each other, meaning theoretically any fibrous material can be used. In fact, traditional Japanese paper "washi, 和紙" is not made from wood, but rather from bast fibres (fibres found in the bark of plants). Normally certain tree species are used such as "コウゾ" (kouzo), but even ramie fibres (the fibres I use for string making) are/were used. Bast fibres being long, make strong and durable paper. I tried making paper from ramie leaves because I wanted to find a use for them. I don't think they are a particularly suitable material for paper making by any means, but nonetheless I did get a result (partly because I mixed bast fibres for strength). I read on Wikipedia that the leaves of canna lilies are used for making paper, so I think this may be a more suitable material.
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Hi! Loved this video. Really great!!
The sand idea was so clever-I didn’t expect that.
Ramie’s potential is limitless♾️ Can’t wait for the ink video!🤩
Thanks. You're quite right. I'm still scraping the surface of ramie's potential. I just published the ink video.
This was very interesting! And I appreciate that you showed the errors and the subsequent attempts. I suppose there is some sort of bleaching process if the maker wants the paper to be lighter in color. Or perhaps by using different types of plant materials? I have always thought that paper was only made from the woody parts of plants. I did not know it can also be made from leaves. I find myself wondering what types of leaves or plant materials we might use, here in a colder climate. I know there are craftspeople in this region who might make paper from local materials. Next time I encounter such a crafts-person (at a crafts fair) I will ask him/her what local materials can be used to make paper.
Thanks for your comment. My understanding is that the great majority of commercial paper today is made from wood pulp. However, this does not mean that paper cannot be made from other materials. Paper is simply a mesh of fibres randomly entangled with each other, meaning theoretically any fibrous material can be used. In fact, traditional Japanese paper "washi, 和紙" is not made from wood, but rather from bast fibres (fibres found in the bark of plants). Normally certain tree species are used such as "コウゾ" (kouzo), but even ramie fibres (the fibres I use for string making) are/were used. Bast fibres being long, make strong and durable paper.
I tried making paper from ramie leaves because I wanted to find a use for them. I don't think they are a particularly suitable material for paper making by any means, but nonetheless I did get a result (partly because I mixed bast fibres for strength). I read on Wikipedia that the leaves of canna lilies are used for making paper, so I think this may be a more suitable material.