Laid paper

Handmade paper is one with a sieve "from the vat " ( a flat, well-shaped vessel) made ​​paper.

Nature and preparation of

It is drawn from a diluted pulp from rags or cellulose, the so-called whole stuff ( the stock ), using a scoop sieve. By ( coarser ) scoop screens occur often minimal differences to the paper thickness, which can be detected by means of light shining through. Become shaped pieces of wire incorporated in the Schöpfsieb arise watermark. Stay the papers uncircumcised, they have an uneven edge ( deckle ).

Today, handmade paper is usually manufactured industrially ( handmade paper industry ). In the artistic and museum sector there is, however, still manually manufactured in small numbers and drawn by hand. Various materials may be mixed into the pulp, for example, petals. Handmade paper is used today mostly for high-quality applications in limited circulation (eg elaborate letterhead ). In imitation Büttenpapieren the deckle is simulated by a punch.

• Production of handmade paper in a factory in Myanmar

Inserting decorative plant leaves in the Bütt

The ready -made paper in Schöpfsieb

Detachment of the dried paper from the wire