r/papermaking

Tapa Poplar paper.

Tapa paper at my store.

Guys, I feel like I've levelled up my papermaking game with these rainbow sheets 🌈 I think they're so cute!

This is recycled paper 😊

What do I make with my pulled sheets? Lately, I’ve been making mini pocket journals. This is one of them, I call it Meadow Stitch😊

After great advice and encouragement from others, I took the green pulp and made some sheets of paper! I've been told it will be a mint-green color once it dries. I am going to make another batch of paper and I will put the colored pieces of paper in the blender right before blending the pulp and putting it in the deckle. Took me 2 tries but I am finally gonna get confetti paper right! The first time I tried confetti paper, the colorful bits were blended too thoroughly. The second time, I put the confetti bits in the pulp bath, and the bits were too big. I know what to do this time! Yay! Sorry if the picture quality isn't the best.

As you can see from the pictures, my pulp looks absolutely HORRIBLE. It looks like vomit! 😳🫣

I was planning on making confetti paper. I left the paper sitting in the water for too long and now it looks horrendous. I don't want to make paper that looks like vomit, but I also don't want to waste it! I shredded a lot of paper for this! What do I do? Is there any way to make the color any better, or should I just schlog through, make the vomit paper, and save it for another paper-making session where I can shred it and soak it properly? This is so embarrassing!!

These are my first attempts at making paper thanks to this subreddit. Got everything from thrift stores for a total of less than 30 bucks. The blue sheets were dyed with fabric dye and the top sheets were trimmed to have straight edges. What I’m struggling with is controlling the thickness of the paper. Next time I will blend the pulp more as some pieces still seem fairly big.

Greetings fellow papermakers,

After some weeks I have made the smoothest 13 x 17 piece of paper from cardboard that I've been able to output so far. Before I dedicate more time into producing paper for the purpose of selling I have questions I can't answer myself:

1. Is this smooth enough?

2. Is this sellable?

The two smaller papers are from my first batch and I thought to include it as a size and smoothness comparison.

I’m infinitely excited about the forward progress and looking forward to getting a bit more funky with it! 😄📄

First two attempts at corn husk paper. In the 1st one, just soaked the whole husk and the silk and blended. Second try, no hard husk parts, boiled in baking soda, rinsed, tenderized, blended. First try turned out very delicate and fragile but the 2nd is quite strong and a lot brighter.

This listing introduces some of the most popular papers at Hoang Tuan Origami Shop. It is intended as a starting point to help you explore our collection.

In the coming days, I will be publishing dedicated posts for each paper type, explaining their characteristics, recommended applications, production process, and what makes each one unique.

To make it easier to find the right paper, I will also organize them into different categories, such as:

- Papers that are ready to ship immediately with no production waiting time.

- Papers that require a longer production process.

- Thin papers for intricate and delicate folding.

- Specialty papers that undergo extensive hand-processing before they are ready to use.

-And many more categories to help you choose the perfect paper for your next project.

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I hope this guide makes it easier for you to discover the paper that best meets your needs.