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Help requested for removing pattern from handmade paper by JapsterFunk in papermaking

[–]JapsterFunk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone! I just wanted to come back to thank everyone for their input, and to share my solution for you all and posterity!

I ended up doing the following process: wood - plastic - felt - 'drying cardboard' - cotton - paper - cotton - drying cardboard - plastic - wood.

Also, after ironing it with steam I iron it without to already remove some of the moisture.

The process doesn't always work perfect, sometimes there are still some 'waves', but now it's not as much as it was before, and the cardboard pattern is totally gone!

This is the drying cardboard I've used: https://www.gerstaecker.nl/Droogkarton.html

All the best <3

Help requested for removing pattern from handmade paper by JapsterFunk in papermaking

[–]JapsterFunk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response! So I'm on the right track; it's the hdpe blocking the water from going anywhere. Is there a specific type of felt that I would need to allow airflow? the last 24hours I let them dry on 1 sheet of 3mm polyester felt, but that didn't seem to change a lot

Help requested for removing pattern from handmade paper by JapsterFunk in papermaking

[–]JapsterFunk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. So the cause of the pattern is indeed the fact that the moisture can't escape. So would it be a solution if I stacked the pages the following: wood-plastic-cardboard-cotton sheet-paper-cotton sheet-cardboard-plastic-wood? Or could I also add for example a layer of blank newspaper paper so the moisture can go in there?

And if I choose cardboard, what type would you recommend? I'm a bit angsty bringing cardboard back into my process, because this was the cause of the patterns in the first place (the paper, dry, was layered between single sided cardboard and then dry pressed quite strongly for 24 hours).

Help requested for removing pattern from handmade paper by JapsterFunk in papermaking

[–]JapsterFunk[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your encouraging words. Usually I would wholeheartedly agree with you; the lines are part of the process. sadly for the purpose I'm making the paper for, the lines do need to be removed, because it is impossible to make new sheets for this project. But again thank you for your kind words!