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Papers can be made from most any plant
Key: (C) well suited for calligraphy with
a soft brush
Bast Fibers
Inner bark fibers, some of the longest fibers |
Leaf Fibers
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Grass Fibers
Shortest and most brittle fiber |
Seed Fibers
fiber |
Milkweed (Ascleoias spp.)
Mulberry C (Broussonetia papyrifera)
Fig (Ficus carica)
Daphne (Daphne odora)
Leatherwood (Dirca
palustris)
Mitsumata (Edgeworthia
papyrifera)
Flax
Breadfruit
Gampi(Philippine) C (Wikstroemia diplomorpha)
Japanese Kozo C
(Broussonetia papyrifera)
Stinging nettle
True hemp |
Abaca (Banana Plant) Hemp Family
Pineapple (Ananas
comosus)
Flax (Phormium tenax)
New Zealand Flax
Sisal
Yucca (Yucca
filamentosa) |
Papyrus
(Cyperus papyrus)
Corn (Zea
mays)
Cornhusks and stalks
Bamboo (Phyllostachys
aurea)
Bagasse (sugercane stalk)
rice straw |
Cotton = 95% cellulose
Kapok |
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General Processing
of Bast Fibers
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General Processing
of Leaf Fibers
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General Processing
of Grass Fibers
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| All plants have cellulose fiber which is
the ingredient to make paper but some plant fibers are too weak and other
to strong and difficult to make paper pulp out of |
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| The most common Japanese
papermaking fiber. The inner bark of shoots of the Paper Mulberry plant
(Kozo). These shoots are harvested annually therefore the material is
replenishable. |
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Linters
Fiber cooked in lye before pressed into
sheets. |
Japanese Kozo
There are three bark layers in this plant:
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Philippine Gampi
The most refined Japanese papermaking
fiber.
Acts similar to Kozo in the vat but is a
very different plant.
Resulting paper has a silky sheen.
Cook in soda ash.
Do not beat in a Hollander.
requires use of formation aid.
Crisp, lustrous off white to tan insect
resistant high resistant high shrinkage. |
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Misc. Notes
Half Stuff is partially prepared fiber, sometimes from cloth scraps
Wood fibers from soft and hardwood trees are possible
Fibers used in textile and basketmaking are often suitable (Raffia,Seagrass,
Jute, Sisal)
Also: Linen, Milkweed. Iris, Okra
Recycled Material- can be made from waste paper of good quality
Reference Books:
Bell, Lillian A. "Plant
Fibers for Papermaking," Lilaceae Press, McMinnville, Oregon,
1990.
Barrett, Timothy. "Japanese papermaking:Tradition, Tools, and
Techniques."
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