Kozozkid, In case you didn't see my last post welcome to the club, and yes IT IS great to have a place where you can go to discuss papermaking, and not have ...
Thanks, Rainy, for your kind welcome. I've been making hm paper for almost five years, and it is an obsession. If I'm not making paper, I'm reading about it,...
Hello,<br>Welding aluminum is a tricky business and usually quite expensive. You may want to try some of the JBweld or similar metalisized epoxy products. ...
Hi Kozokid,<br>I met Marilyn Wold back in '89 in Reno at a IAPMA + Friends of Dard Hunter conference when she came with 2 helpers from Hawaii. I remeber having...
Ananchik.....You have my admiration! Harvest, strip, steam....the whole enchilada! Okay, I'm a weenie..prefer to buy it from Magnolia Editions.<br>Saw my first...
Natan.....Just talked to Marilyn Wold and she said to give you her best. She, indeed, remembered meeting you in Reno and said that she had written a letter of...
Oh, gosh! Just wrote a bunch of things and I must have hit the wrong key, because it all disappeared! Let's try this again.<br>Kozo is a mulberry of the family...
Kozokid, Thank you so much for your reply, yes Im interested! Im in south texas, nearest big Town is San Antonio. Im feeling a lot like a babe in the woods...
Rainy....."Plant Fibers For Papermaking" may be obtained by contacting the author, Lilian A. Bell, at the following address:<br>Liliaceae Press<br>P.O. Box ...
Hey, Everybody.....I am looking for a source for Shifu paper thread, here in the U.S. Shifu is used in Japanese weaving, and comes in spools of various colors....
Rainy: Dard Hunter wrote THE book called Papermaking-the history and technique of an ancient craft. Read this and KNOW. it has everything. a true Ecyclopedia. ...
Natan....Thank you so much for responding to my request. I shall contact Shimura tomorrow. Wish I had an email address, though. When I write, I'll request an ...
Boy am I glad to be in contact with others who dont think it's strange to look at the fiber in plants and dream of cooking it up. I live in St. Augustine Fl....
Welcome to the club. This is a great place to find answers to your questions. You have banana fiber at your finger tips? Go for it! I've worked with fresh and...
No problema Kozokid. I'm going to try and dry this stuff differant ways. I hate to see it go to waste. There so much of it that was killed in the cold, and all...
ananchick,<br>I just read your post.<br>Thanks for your recomendation, I'll see if I can find the book you mentioned. Do you think It would be available from...
The soaking the cooking and beating went well and now I have about a pound of beautiful brown, very long abaca fiber. In fact it seems a little too long. Any...
Les.....You talked about the long abaca fibers. Before I soak my fibers I always cut it up first. I find it difficult to cut fibers into one to two inches ...
Natan, <br>If your looking to to get rid of some of your fiber, send me an email. I know someone<br>(I won't give her name here, but I bet you can guess who...
Hi Rainy<br>You and Kozokid add a big dose of zest to this club!! Bravo.<br>As for kozo harvesting - It starts right after harvest when weeds are cleaned out...
Hello,<br>I'm new to papermaking and have a question concerning how to make my recycled paper less stiff. I would appreciate any help I can get on this topic....
This is a great place to ask questions, as well as increasing your knowledge. If you go back, in the messages, you will find titles of books that might be ...
Welcome ninima, and what a pleasure to hear from you! I'm a rank beginner myself, and will not give you advice, in the hope that some more of our experienced ...
Rainy..You hit it right on the mark! Even though I am entering my fifth year I still feel like a "Babe in the Woods" when I am around people that have been...
Thank you so much for your suggestion. I am so excited to be a part of this club that I found so accidentily. I am so pleased at the response to my question. I...
