Step
9
- As you pull the mold and deckle upward, keep the deckle tight
and very gently move the pulp on the surface of the mold left and
right and back, then away and toward yourself and back. You are
forming the sheet at this step, an action that should last only a
few seconds.
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Step 10
- Let the water drain from the wet pulp for about fifteen seconds.
Then remove the deckle and let the water continue to drain.
Meanwhile, with the spray bottle, spray (mist) a light layer of
water droplets onto one of the wool blankets.
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Step 11
- Now transfer the layer of pulp on the mold onto the blanket by
rolling it gently across the surface of the blanket (this is
called "couching," pronounced KOO-ching).
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Step 12
- Before lifting the mold off the sheet, use a sponge to absorb
water in the newly formed sheet by pushing it against the
underside of the mold. Move the sponge around so you contact all
the surfaces.
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Step 13
- Continue to make sheets by repeating Steps 7 through 12, by
placing down a blanket, then a sheet of paper, then a blanket,
etc., building up a stack of sheets (called a "post").
Finish by putting a blanket on top.
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