How to make SMOOTH recycled paper | tips & tricks

Don't mind me, just talking about making smooth paper!
In this video I give 5 tips on how to make your recycled paper as smooth as possible.

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[ssyakinah]

I really appreciate the way you encourage us to use anything we already have in our house instead buy new equipments, thank you so much 🥺❤️

[torioakley]

I love that you encourage people to make their own equipment with what they have! I don’t have a craft store in the area that has any paper making supplies. Everything online is minimum $14 but I was able to make my own equipment with an embroidery hoop and some mesh. I just cut the paper into shape when it’s dry. There’s not a lot of videos out there on improvising equipment unfortunately

[sofiaolteanu]

I love making my own paper and notebooks. It feels really good to be able to recycle some of all that paper that would otherwise just get thrown out in the trash. I will try out your tips and see what works for me <3

[mixturebeatz]

Can we get a "slow tv" style video of the entire uncut process of making the paper? Even if it's just a quite unedited asmr style video so we can see exactly how long to do each thing.

[safaswayoflife]

Yours is so so smooth, mine never turns out like that

[studio-sahar]

Great tips! The advice I was given, was to do an additional press after it's transferred to a couching cloth by placing another smooth fabric on top and to roll the paper with a rolling pin (making sure to not have wrinkles in the fabric since that will create texture issues). It's supposed to help make the fibers really knit together and be stronger and smooth. I tried making paper for the first time recently and added snips of colorful cotton thread to it and it turned out pretty great! (And I learned a lot, like that I needed smoother and thicker couching sheets to avoid warping in my paper).

[natasiaallrich]

Thank you so much for the tips. I tried them after making very thick, rough paper and they came out so thin and smooth!

[journofay]

Feedback is how a skill is mastered faster than practice

[dandeliondomain]

Does you have advice for making "harder" recycled paper? My paper turns out rather soft, almost similar to a paper towel, which makes it difficult to write on. Doing some reading online, people say this is because recycling paper results in short fibers, and the solution is to simply buy new fiber for papermaking. But I really love your philosophy of using what you already have! Are there any other solutions to improve the quality of my paper?

[kevin-parratt-artist]

The problem with using a blender the shortening of the fibres. This results in a paper with very low wet strength. For printmakers whose a process requires dampening the paper, the paper made with blended pulp can fall apart.

[jfoy.]

If you need cloth, go to a hotel and ask for any old torn/stained sheets. Hotels throw them away frequently. You'll have best luck going to nicer hotels, as they tolerate less imperfections than cheap hotels do and so throw them out much more often.

[davidgriffiths]

Hi Lisa.. Just starting out with my recycling paper journey... Your video is such a massive help for me, thank you so much 😊❤️🙏

[greenbabebare]

you are my new favorite channel!!! thank you so much for all the paper content!!

[toshirok]

Ι like your attitude! Realistic, balanced and original crafty.

[neoone]

I'm going to try something I saw on another video where they stacked the paper between pieces of cloth and then press. Before I hang them to dry. We'll see. I'll also be using theses tips of course.

[Joe-nurm]

this was the perfect video for me, thank you. clear, concise, important tips! thank you, i saved it to my art projects playlist!!

[TheKarinaChronicles]

Such usefull tips and tricks! :) You seem to be the queen of paper making haha

[Siriuslyyy]

Thank you for sharing your expertise with us!

[airachandriaaa]

It’s so true that the two sides has different texture, I have noticed with my paper that the front is not that smooth maybe bc of the screen that I am using

[srishtikote]

Thank you so much for this Lisa! This was super helpful.😊
You do such a good job at explaining all the concepts in your videos!✨
I love love love your energy!❤️