Paper Making
The process began by reducing cotton waste to pulp. the pulp is
diluted with water and put into a masonry. The lifting mould (mesh
on a wooden frame) is then dipped into the trough, shaken evenly
and lifted out with the pulp on it. The consistency of the pulp
in the tank should be kept constant. |
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Rose Plucking
Roses are selected and plucked, Flower petals were added to the
pulp which is then transferred to large tanks. workers submerged
a rectangular tray of fine mesh into the water. Taking pulp from
the tank, and emptied it into the tray. |
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Pressing
After inverting the tray and the muslin, the sheet of pulp now on
top was added to a pile. The pile was then pressed to drive out
most of the water. Pressing reduces the bulkiness of the paper i.e.
the sheets become more compact. |
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Separation
Small dirt particles are removed manually with a sharp instrument.
The cleaned sheets are given a coating with starch to improve the
physical properties of the paper and prevent feathering. This is
called sizing and can be done manually with a brush or by the dipping
method. |
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Natural Drying
After Separation the resulting sheets were peeled off the muslin.
As between 50 and 65% of moisture remains in the sheets. The sheets
are dried by hanging them in open areas of sunlight to remove the
rest of the moisture. |
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