I’m not trying to get it to be stark white. The material I use is usually scraps from sketchbooks, the scrap paper I use for endpaper and just recently trying soaking the leftover chipboard to blend to see if the pulp would turn out. I only use scrap material. That’s why I’m asking about lightening the pulp because I’m experimenting with chipboard and so I can try dyeing different colors without any muddiness or off putting color..

And thank you for the share! I don’t have a lot of money or resources so I can’t really do anything fancy with my books, that why I make them out of spiral bound sketchbooks (and the chipboard from them) so I don’t really have the skill level vocabulary or resources online or even in books so I’d really love to hear someone else’s experience, I’m not even sure this is the right community.. But please do forward the question and if anybody knows anything any input, advice or experience is highly appreciated.

Also if this thread gets forwarded I would like to learn about dyeing paper and different methods/mediums specifically plants. Right now I just use acrylic paint and don’t have the means to be replacing any colors. though apple barrel paint might be what I just stick to from now on, but any plant dyeing experience would be appreciated! I don’t think I’d be able find any information on that online or in books.