{"id":408,"date":"2021-03-19T15:23:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T15:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanaskincare2021.wordpress.com\/?p=408"},"modified":"2024-07-09T15:55:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T15:55:09","slug":"what-is-mulberry-paper-why-we-chose-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanaskincare.com\/staging\/what-is-mulberry-paper-why-we-chose-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is mulberry paper & why we chose it"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Mulberry paper<\/h1>\r\n

What is mulberry paper?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Mulberry paper is handmade paper which comes from a tree<\/strong>\u00a0(Broussonetia Papyrifera<\/em>). \u00a0The bark is composed of very strong fibres, and can be used for making high-quality paper (hence the common name of paper or pulp mulberry). Its origins come from Asia where it’s commonly known as rice paper, <\/i>and has produced some of the most beautiful papers in the history of papermaking internationally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Because mulberry paper is handmade, no two pieces are ever the same.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The process of Pulp Mulberry paper making<\/h2>\r\n

Harvesting\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\r\n

Harvesting the raw material (see picture above) for the paper making is the first step.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Processing fibre in preparation for sheet forming<\/b><\/h3>\r\n

Once the fibre of the inner bark of the mulberry tree has been boiled to take away the brownish colour, it is left to soak in water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The next step is to beat the fibre for approximately 20-30 minutes until it becomes soft enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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We then add the fibre into a water solution which also contains cotton fabric (to create the colour of the paper) as well as a formation agent. The formation agent is added to thicken the water, slow drainage during sheet formation, allowing the papermaker to have more time to gently shake the fibres and form a good sheet. It also helps keep the fibres well dispersed in the vat.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

For this workshop particular, they use their own locally grown okra as the formation agent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\n\t\t