As I intend to have handmade paper in my publication I have had a go at making my own, it was quite successful for a first attempt :)
To begin I tore up lots of old paper I had lying around:
I then mixed it with boiling water and let it soak for a while and then put it through my smoothie maker with food colouring.
I then scooped the mush onto my homemade sieve kind of mechanism which I remember doing in Brownies when I was younger (haha). Then transferred the mush onto dry newspaper to let it absorb all the water and dry out over night. To help dry it out quicker, I covered the paper with a clean and dry tea towel and ironed it. This helped to make the paper thin and flat.
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