Paper Making

The paper making process takes me 3 days

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Dried Mitsumata and Kozo bark
Mitsumata is Daphne, Kozo is Mulberry
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Bark soaking in water
The soaking soften the bark and makes the process of taking the impurities out easier
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Taking impurities out
Taking impurities out from the soften bark
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Preparing alkaline water>
Preparing alkaline water by adding soda ash to the water
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Bark cooking in alkaline water

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How soft is the cooking bark
Checking the softness of the cooking bark
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Cooked and washed bark

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Beaten and pulped bark
The beaten bark is pulped using a mixer
START OF DAY 2
Mixing a handful of pulp in water
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Screen
This is a screen to scoop in the pulp and water mixture
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First scoop
After letting the water drain, two more scoops will follow
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After 3 scoops
After three scoops the water does not drain well
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Discarding the water

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Wet paper sheet on screen

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Laying the wet paper sheet

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START DAY 3
Wet paper sheets stacked

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Drying wet paper sheets
The wet paper sheets are laid on a glazed window frame
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Dried and dyed paper sheets