: Use a blender or a manual mallet to break the cooked fibers into a mushy pulp.
: To get a thicker, deeper texture, use a higher concentration of pulp to water in your vat. Long fibers from plants like kozo or cattail create a stronger, more textured sheet. 4. Forming the Sheet plant fibre
: Thoroughly wash the cooked fibers in cold water until the water runs clear. 3. Creating the Pulp : Use a blender or a manual mallet
To produce handmade "deep" (thick or textured) paper from plant fibers, you must first extract cellulose by boiling plant material in an alkaline solution and then beat it into a pulp that can be layered. 1. Harvest & Prepare Fibers Creating the Pulp To produce handmade "deep" (thick
: Cook for 1 to 3 hours until the fibers pull apart easily when tugged.