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How to Do It: Making Paper by Hand

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The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley. those days, paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant. Modern paper-making began in China about two thousand ago. This process produced paper from cloth, straw, wood or the bark of trees. The raw materials are struck and over until they become loose. Then they are mixed with water. After the water has been removed, the , thin form remaining is permitted to dry. This becomes a sheet of paper. Large machines started to be used making paper near the end of the sixteenth century. Today, paper-making is a big business. But it is still to make paper by hand, since the steps are the same as using big machines. You should choose paper small amounts of printing. Old envelopes are good for this reason. Colored paper also can be used, as well small amounts of newspaper. Small pieces of rags or cloth can be added. These should be cut into pieces five centimeters by five centimeters. Everything is placed in a container, covered with water, and brought to a boil. is mixed for about two hours with some common chemicals and then allowed to cool. Then it is left most of the water dries up. The substance left, called pulp, can be stored until you are ready to paper. When you are ready, the pulp is mixed with water again. Then the pulp is poured into a box or mold. The mold is made of small squares of wire that hold the shape and thickness of paper. To help dry the paper, the mold lets the water flow through the small wire squares. After several drying steps, the paper is carefully lifted back from the mold. It is now strong enough to be touched. paper is smoothed and pressed to remove trapped air. You can use a common electric iron used for pressing . There are many other technologies for people making paper using small machines. You can order more information about making from EnterpriseWorks/VITA. The address of the group’s Web site is enterpriseworks.org. And that’s the VOA Special English Development Report. , MP3s and podcasts of our reports are at voaspecialenglish.com.