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This is the Paper Primer.
What is paper?
A thin cellulose mesh
Rags Make Paper
Paper Makes Money
Money Makes Banks
Banks Make Loans
Loans Make Beggars
Beggars Make Rags
-----Anon. English 19th C.
What does it take to make paper?
Pulping
Machining -mesh forming
Drying
Finishing (sizing)
Washi fiber length 13-17 mm, naturally acid free
Cotton 3-5 mm
Wood pulp cellulose 2-7mm
Begasse paper 1.2 mm
Recycled fibers <1 mm
What are the characteristics that make one paper more suited for a particular application?
Absorption/ghosting / Bleed through
Feathering
Shade
Sheens
drying time
Western paper makers
Clairefontaine
Rhodia
Leuchtturm
Strathmore
Baron Fig
Story Supply
Field Notes
G Lalo
Fabriano
Mnemosyne
Life
Apica
Midori
Tamoe River
Kokuyo
Graphilo
Ink Jet paper
Massive List of Fountain Pen Friendly Paper
Best Fountain Pen Paper
Basel Paper Museum
Williams Paper Museum at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA.
Fabriano Paper Museum
This is the Paper Primer.
What is paper?
A thin cellulose mesh
Rags Make Paper
Paper Makes Money
Money Makes Banks
Banks Make Loans
Loans Make Beggars
Beggars Make Rags
-----Anon. English 19th C.
What does it take to make paper?
Pulping
Machining -mesh forming
Drying
Finishing (sizing)
Washi fiber length 13-17 mm, naturally acid free
Cotton 3-5 mm
Wood pulp cellulose 2-7mm
Begasse paper 1.2 mm
Recycled fibers <1 mm
What are the characteristics that make one paper more suited for a particular application?
Absorption/ghosting / Bleed through
Feathering
Shade
Sheens
drying time
Western paper makers
Clairefontaine
Rhodia
Leuchtturm
Strathmore
Baron Fig
Story Supply
Field Notes
G Lalo
Fabriano
Mnemosyne
Life
Apica
Midori
Tamoe River
Kokuyo
Graphilo
Ink Jet paper
Massive List of Fountain Pen Friendly Paper
Best Fountain Pen Paper
Basel Paper Museum
Williams Paper Museum at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA.
Fabriano Paper Museum