PAPERMAKING
Paper can be defined as a felted mass of interlaced plant fibers in sheet form. Fine papers are made mainly of cotton or linen as opposed to the low-grade papers that are made of wood pulp.
At the Mixografia® Workshop, special handmade paper is produced for each of the editions. The handmade paper is extremely resilient and it is made entirely of cotton. The paper is buffered to enhance its aging properties and it is sized and/or colored according to the specific project.
The basic steps for successful papermaking are as follows:
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Beating the fiber: the paper pulp (a mixture of fibers suspended in water making a slurry) is mechanically treated in the beater, which abrades the exterior surface of the fibers so that they will adhere to one another after the pulp dries. Good quality paper is made without the use of any chemicals or adhesives to bind the fibers.
Paper forming: the paper pulp is laid on top of a screen to drain the water. The fibers remain after the water is filtered out, creating a web that is further pressed and dried in order to make the paper. |
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