3: The Paper Primer

This is the Paper Primer.What is paper?A thin cellulose mesh Rags Make PaperPaper Makes MoneyMoney Makes BanksBanks Make LoansLoans Make BeggarsBeggars Make Rags-----Anon. English 19th C. What does it take to make paper?            Pulping            Machining -mesh forming            Drying            Finishing (sizing) Washi fiber length 13-17 mm, naturally acid freeCotton 3-5 mmWood pulp cellulose 2-7mmBegasse paper 1.2 mm   Recycled fibers <1 mm What are the characteristics that make one paper more suited for a particular application?Absorption/ghosting / Bleed throughFeatheringShadeSheensdrying time Western paper makersClairefontaine RhodiaLeuchtturmStrathmoreBaron FigStory SupplyField NotesG LaloFabriano MnemosyneLifeApicaMidoriTamoe RiverKokuyoGraphilo Ink Jet paper Massive List of Fountain Pen Friendly PaperBest Fountain Pen PaperBasel Paper Museum Williams Paper Museum at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA.  Fabriano Paper Museum