Step 14 After you have make a stack of sheets, place the blankets and sheets of pulp between two hard plastic or plywood boards and remove the water by putting weight on the top. You can use either a mechanical press, place several bricks on top of the pile, or even carefully stand on the pile until the water in the pulp is squeezed into the absorbent blankets and the sheets are flat.
Step 15 You can then unpack the pile of sheets and blankets and, lifting at a corner, carefully lift the formed sheet of paper away from the blanket, placing each sheet on a piece of cloth, and then covering it with another piece of cloth.
Step 16 Iron the sheet of paper between the two pieces of cloth until it is dry.
Step 17 When the sheet appears to be dry, place it in a thick phone book overnight to absorb whatever water might remain in the sheet. This will help cut down on the cockling. The next day, your sheets of paper will be ready to write on, cut into shapes, or whatever your imagination can come up with.
Step 18 Finished

 

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