Handmade
paper, as the name suggests is made by hands using a mould, which is a
frame covered with a flat, rigid screen or flexible screen. The mould is
covered by a flat frame which stores the run-off of wet pulp. The wet
mat of fibers remaining in the newly formed sheet is then dried against
blankets & may be hot pressed, cold pressed, or air dried.
It was traditionally made using vegetable fibers and cotton rags and
boiling them in hot water and chemicals to break down the fibres.
Recycled paper was also used to make hand paper.
Handmade paper is becoming popular for its beauty and aesthetic appeal
and is also being used to make attractive decorative wrappers,
invitation cards, greeting cards, envelopes, shopping bags, boxes,tags
etc. This specialty paper is being used the world over for its quality
and eye catching appeal. Tye and dye, batik, motifs, geometrical prints,
abstract designs, floral prints are imprinted onto hand paper for
special effects and for use during important personal and corporate
occasions.
