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Step 1: Shred The Paper
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Step 2: Add water to the mix
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Step 3: Grind the paper and make a pulp
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Step 4: Add some cornflour
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Step 5: Empty the mix in a sieve
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Step 6: Sponge the mix in the sieve
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Step 7: Keep sponging it till the paper has lost its extra moisture
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Step 8: Lay the mix out on a wooden plank, and cover it with another
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Step 9: Put some heavy weights on the top of the planksLet the paper set.
This is a little experiment my dad and I did at home, trying to recycle paper and achieve a handmade paper texture to it.
Though the paper didn’t turn out perfect, I really enjoyed this mini-project of ours!
Try out the steps in the captions of the images and let me know how your results were.
xoxo ~Prachi