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Linen Rags: Worn Linen Sorted and Cut for Papermaking
Before wood pulp, paper was made from rags. Worn-out linen was collected, by rag-and-bone men in the 19th century, and sold to the paper makers. This blueprint turns old linen cloth into clean, sorted rag ready for the vat.
Beginner
An afternoon
Instructions
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1
Strip the cloth
Strip the cloth
Take worn linen cloth and remove buttons, hooks, seams and hems: anything that is not plain fabric.
Materials for this step:
Linen Fabric1 kgTools needed:
Seam Ripper
Scissors2
2
Wash it
Wash it
Wash the cloth in warm soapy water on a washboard, rinse it well and hang it to dry.
Materials for this step:
Soap1 as required
Water1 as requiredTools needed:
Wooden Tub
Washboard
Drying Line3
3
Sort and cut
Sort and cut
Sort the pieces by fineness and colour: fine white linen makes the whitest paper. Cut them into small squares.
Tools needed:
ScissorsMaterials
3- 1 kgPlaceholder
- 1 as requiredPlaceholder
- 1 as requiredPlaceholder
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