autumn evening light gently illuminating our papermaking hill and studio... the bottle circle has some shamanic appearance, don't you think? :)

A happy and sunny weekend to all of you!

Some of my paper samples I made some time ago with different plants.

Fill the blender about 2/3 full of water. Be kind to yourself and let the water temperature be between tepid and bathwater warm, no need to go plunging your hands into cold water.

Model of The Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki Zdrój In the Miniature Park in Kowary, which we visited when we were in Karkonosze. Below (in first comment) you can see this building in original, 'cos we were there in 2018 :)

Museum of Papermaking - today the Paper Mill is considered a unique monument of technology with high historical value. The Paper Mill was built at the beginning of the 17th century in a fast developing Silesian city. This building is considered one of the most interesting industrial buildings in Europe with rich traditions reaching back to the Middle Ages. Today the Paper Mill proudly functions as a museum and is a grand tourist attraction in Kłodzko Valley. This miniature was built by six artists in two months.

The Lower Silesia Monuments Miniature Park in Kowary was created in 2003 in the area of old carpet factory that is not working today. The goal of this park is to create a euroregion information centre. You will see there perfectly made models of castles, palaces, monasteries and city-halls from Lower Silesia region, all are made in scale 1:25, besides model of Karkonosze with Śnieżka mountain (1602) because which gabarits required bigger scale, 1:50. Miniatures have been made by assistance of newest modeler technique, at use of whether proof so it can stay outside all season.

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Model Muzeum Papiernictwa w Dusznikach Zdroju w Parku Miniatur w Kowarach, który odwiedziliśmy będąc w Karkonoszach. Poniżej (w pierwszym komentarzu) zdjęcie tego budynku w oryginale, zrobione gdy byliśmy tam w 2018r. :)

Muzeum Papiernictwa w Dusznikach Zdroju - uznawany za unikatowy zabytek techniki młyn papierniczy powstał w prężnie rozwijającej się przemysłowo śląskiej miejscowości na przełomie wieku XVII-go. Już jako sama budowla zaliczany jest do najciekawszych pod względem architektonicznym obiektów przemysłowych w Europie, o bogatej, sięgającej schyłku średniowiecza, tradycji. Młyn, pełniący w dzisiejszych czasach dumną funkcję muzeum, posiada dużą wartość historyczną regionu i jest jednocześnie ciekawą atrakcją turystyczną kotliny kłodzkiej. Model budowało sześcioro modelarzy przez dwa miesiące.

Park Miniatur Zabytków Dolnego Śląska w Kowarach - powstał w 2003 roku na terenie nie działającej już dziś fabryki dywanów. Znajdują się w nim perfekcyjnie wykonane modele zamków, pałaców, klasztorów oraz ratuszy z terenu Dolnego Śląska, wszystkie zrobione są w skali 1:25, wraz z największą w Polsce Miniaturą gór, jakimi w tym przypadku jest pasmo Karkonoszy, wraz ze Śnieżką (1602 m n.p.m.) oraz wiernie odtworzonymi szlakami i schroniskami. Miniatury zostały wykonane za pomocą najnowszych technik modelarskich, przy użyciu materiałów odpornych na oddziaływanie warunków atmosferycznych. Informacje oprowadzających, jak również opisy przeszłości obiektów, zapoznają zwiedzających z ich walorami historycznymi.

DSC_0776pp............Drying the paper - a cottage industry in Bhutan wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/debbysdepartures/2012/01/...

Papermaking museum in Basel

Beautiful garden around The Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój. In the background on the right you can see a building of the museum :)

The Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój – a museum located in Duszniki-Zdrój in Poland, founded in 1968 in an old 17th century paper mill on the Bystrzyca Dusznicka river. The paper mill is one of the most architecturally valuable industrial monuments in Europe. It is characteristic for its shingle roofing trimmed with a baroque volute from the west and the original entrance pavilion and inside the building – the 17-19th century wall paintings. The museum displays mainly exhibitions on the history of paper, it's role in the development of civilization and application in everyday life. The paper mill is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated October 12, 2011 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland. The museum is the only preserved and still running building of this kind in Poland and one of the very few in Central Europe. People who visit the museum can take part in papermaking workshops and make their own piece of paper there.

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Ogród przy Muzeum Papiernictwa w Dusznikach-Zdroju. W tle z prawej widoczny budynek muzeum :)

Muzeum Papiernictwa w Dusznikach-Zdroju – placówka muzealna utworzona w 1968 r. w starym XVII-wiecznym młynie papierniczym nad Bystrzycą Dusznicką. Młyn papierniczy w Dusznikach to zabytek techniki. Elementami charakterystycznymi dla papierni są dach kryty gontem, zakończony od zachodu barokowym szczytem wolutowym oraz oryginalny pawilon wejściowy w kształcie wieży, a we wnętrzach budynku – polichromia z XVII–XIX stulecia. Obiekt posiada dużą wartość historyczną w skali Polski i jest jednocześnie ciekawą atrakcją turystyczną. Jest to jedyny zachowany i do dziś działający obiekt tego typu w Polsce i jeden z nielicznych w środkowej Europie. Muzeum udostępnia zwiedzającym ekspozycje poświęcone historii papieru, jego roli w rozwoju cywilizacji oraz zastosowaniu w codziennym życiu. Turyści indywidualni zwiedzający muzeum mogą wziąć udział w warsztatach czerpania papieru i własnoręcznie wykonać kartkę ozdobnego papieru czerpanego. 20 września 2011 młyn papierniczy w Dusznikach-Zdroju decyzją Prezydenta RP uzyskał status pomnika historii. Obecnie trwają starania o wpisanie zabytkowej papierni na listę UNESCO.

Founded in 1968 in an old 16th-century paper mill on the Bystrzyca Dusznicka river

Institute of Papermaking and Printing, Technical University Built: ~1965

Architect: J. Samujłło

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The Hagen Open-air Museum (LWL-Freilichtmuseum Hagen – Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Handwerk und Technik; English: "LWL Open-air Museum Hagen – Westphalian State Museum for Craft and Technics") is a museum at Hagen in the southeastern Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded, together with the Detmold Open-air Museum, in 1960, and was first opened to the public in the early 1970s. The museum is run by the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL, regional authority for Westphalia and Lippe within North Rhine-Westphalia). It lies in the Hagen neighbourhood of Selbecke south of Eilpe in the Mäckingerbach valley.

The open-air museum brings a bit of skilled-trade history into the present, and it takes a hands-on approach. On its grounds stretching for about 42 ha, not only are urban and rural trades simply "displayed" along with their workshops and tools, but in more than twenty of the nearly sixty rebuilt workshops, they are still practised, and interested visitors can, sometimes by themselves, take part in the production.

As early as the 1920s, there were efforts by a group of engineers and historical preservationists to preserve technological monuments for posterity. The initiator, Wilhelm Claas, even suggested the Mäckingerbach valley as a good place for a museum to that end. The narrow valley was chosen, as wind, water and wood were the three most important location factors for industry in the 18th and 19th centuries.

In 1960, the Westphalian Open-Air Museum was founded, and thirteen years later, the gates opened to the public. Unlike most open-air museums, which show everyday life on the farm or in the country as it was in days gone by, the Hagen Open-Air Museum puts the history of these activities in Westphalia in the fore. From the late 18th century through the early years of the Industrial Revolution to the highly industrialized society emerging in the early 20th century, the visitor can experience the development of these trades and the industry in the region.

Crafts and trades demonstrated at the Westphalian Open-Air Museum include ropemaking, smithing, brewing, baking, tanning, printing, milling, papermaking, and much more. A favourite attraction is the triphammer workshop shown in the image above. Once the hammer is engaged, a craftsman goes to work noisily forging a scythe, passing it between the hammer and the anvil underneath in a process called peening.

The Hagen Westphalian Open-Air Museum is open from March or April until October.

The Fox Valley has had an impressive concentration of industry (mainly papermaking) and a maze of tracks to serve those industries for about 150 years. Over that time the fortunes of the C&NW, MILW and SOO would rise and fall several times. With those changing fortunes the paper traffic would be at times neglected, taken for granted or abused by the railroads. Wisconsin Central made a concerted effort to serve the area well and had much success. Canadian National may not have that same focus as WC did and the industry has faced larger struggles of its own.

I've seldom seen more of a stark visual example of a business giving up on rail and in favor of trucking. The rails still cross the street here on North Lake St but they don't go anywhere or connect to anything. Where there once was a bank of boxcar loading docks there is a new set of six tractor trailer bays. I don't know the whole story, and it seems this may not be a paper company anymore but perhaps a warehouser or distribution center. Regardless, it's yet another source of rail traffic gone forever. July 20, 2024.

My daughter Martynka during papermaking workshops in The Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój. With the little help of an instructor, he made his own piece of handmade paper :)

Smile on Saturday - theme: "Busy hands" :)

The Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój – a museum located in Duszniki-Zdrój in Poland, founded in 1968 in an old 17th century paper mill on the Bystrzyca Dusznicka river. The paper mill is one of the most architecturally valuable industrial monuments in Europe. It is characteristic for its shingle roofing trimmed with a baroque volute from the west and the original entrance pavilion and inside the building – the 17-19th century wall paintings. The museum displays mainly exhibitions on the history of paper, it's role in the development of civilization and application in everyday life. The paper mill is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated October 12, 2011 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland. The museum is the only preserved and still running building of this kind in Poland and one of the very few in Central Europe. People who visit the museum can take part in papermaking workshops and make their own piece of paper there.

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Moja córcia Martynka podczas warsztatów papierniczych w Muzeum Papiernictwa w Dusznikach-Zdroju. Z pomocą instruktora produkuje swoja własną kartkę papieru czerpanego :)

Muzeum Papiernictwa w Dusznikach-Zdroju – placówka muzealna utworzona w 1968 r. w starym XVII-wiecznym młynie papierniczym nad Bystrzycą Dusznicką. Młyn papierniczy w Dusznikach to zabytek techniki. Elementami charakterystycznymi dla papierni są dach kryty gontem, zakończony od zachodu barokowym szczytem wolutowym oraz oryginalny pawilon wejściowy w kształcie wieży, a we wnętrzach budynku – polichromia z XVII–XIX stulecia. Obiekt posiada dużą wartość historyczną w skali Polski i jest jednocześnie ciekawą atrakcją turystyczną. Jest to jedyny zachowany i do dziś działający obiekt tego typu w Polsce i jeden z nielicznych w środkowej Europie. Muzeum udostępnia zwiedzającym ekspozycje poświęcone historii papieru, jego roli w rozwoju cywilizacji oraz zastosowaniu w codziennym życiu. Turyści indywidualni zwiedzający muzeum mogą wziąć udział w warsztatach czerpania papieru i własnoręcznie wykonać kartkę ozdobnego papieru czerpanego. 20 września 2011 młyn papierniczy w Dusznikach-Zdroju decyzją Prezydenta RP uzyskał status pomnika historii.

The effects of different writing implements on handmade post-consumer recycled paper (no size added). For better detail, look at the different sizes.

For an example of how watercolour looks on both sized and unsized paper, and a very basic how to look here.

Gather what you need. Most things are household items, except for the screen and the vat. It goes easier if you work near a water source, and where you can spill water without worries.

One more view of The Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój. At front some old machines used for paper making :)

Duszniki-Zdrój is a spa town in the Kłodzko Valley on the Bystrzyca River in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It attracts tourists from around the world. The town's economy is based on tourism, with several hundred thousand people visiting the town and the area every year. In addition, there are several mineral water bottling plants, a traditional paper works and a crystal jewellery producer. Although the area was known for its healthy waters at least since the late Middle Ages, the spa was officially founded in 1769. The natural sparkling waters of Duszniki are used in treatment of a variety of illnesses, including cardiac problems, gastrical problems. The annual International Chopin Festival is held here since 1946. Duszniki Zdrój is also an excellent starting point for trips to Stołowe Mountains, Szczeliniec Wielki, Orlickie Mountains and Bystrzyckie Mountains.

Duszniki-Zdrój most recognizable landmark is the Museum of Papermaking, founded in 1968 in an old 17th century paper mill on the Bystrzyca Dusznicka river. The paper mill is one of the most architecturally valuable industrial monuments in Europe. It is characteristic for its shingle roofing trimmed with a baroque volute from the west and the original entrance pavilion and inside the building – the 17-19th century wall paintings. The museum displays mainly exhibitions on the history of paper, it's role in the development of civilization and application in everyday life. The paper mill is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated October 12, 2011 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland. The museum is the only preserved and still running building of this kind in Poland and one of the very few in Central Europe. People who visit the museum can take part in papermaking workshops and make their own piece of paper there.

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Jeszcze jeden rzut oka na budynek Muzeum Papiernictwa w Dusznikach-Zdroju. Przed budynkiem kilka dawnych maszyn do produkcji papieru :)

Duszniki-Zdrój – miasto uzdrowiskowe w województwie dolnośląskim, w powiecie kłodzkim, graniczące z Czechami. Pierwsze wzmianki o samym mieście pochodzą z 1324 r. W 1346 r. Duszniki otrzymały prawa miejskie w wyniku lokacji na prawie niemieckim. Zyski czerpało głównie z handlu i prawa składu towarów przewożonych szlakiem z Czech na Śląsk. Z XV wieku pochodzą pierwsze wzmianki o istnieniu źródła leczniczego „Zimny Zdrój”. Pod koniec XVI wieku gwałtownie rozwijał się dusznicki handel oraz przemysł: tkacki i papierniczy. W 1605 roku wybudowano budynek działającego do dzisiaj młyna papierniczego. W 1748 przeprowadzono pierwsze badania źródeł mineralnych. Od 1769 r. Duszniki stały się oficjalnym uzdrowiskiem poprzez wpisanie „Zimnego Zdroju” na listę źródeł leczniczych ówczesnych Prus. Na początku XIX wieku Duszniki stały się jednym z najznaczniejszych uzdrowisk w regionie. Po II wojnie światowej Duszniki przyznano Polsce. Dotychczasowa ludność miasta została wysiedlona do Niemiec. Ważną atrakcją Dusznik-Zdroju jest odbywający się corocznie z początkiem sierpnia Międzynarodowy Festiwal Chopinowski w Dusznikach-Zdroju. Ponadto Duszniki Zdrój to doskonały punkt wypadowy dla wycieczek w Góry Stołowe, na Szczeliniec Wielki, w Góry Orlickie oraz Góry Bystrzyckie.

Najbardziej charakterystycznym budynkiem w Dusznikach-Zdroju jest Muzeum Papiernictwa – placówka muzealna utworzona w 1968 r. w starym XVII-wiecznym młynie papierniczym nad Bystrzycą Dusznicką. Młyn papierniczy w Dusznikach to zabytek techniki. Elementami charakterystycznymi dla papierni są dach kryty gontem, zakończony od zachodu barokowym szczytem wolutowym oraz oryginalny pawilon wejściowy w kształcie wieży, a we wnętrzach budynku – polichromia z XVII–XIX stulecia. Obiekt posiada dużą wartość historyczną w skali Polski i jest jednocześnie ciekawą atrakcją turystyczną. Jest to jedyny zachowany i do dziś działający obiekt tego typu w Polsce i jeden z nielicznych w środkowej Europie. Muzeum udostępnia zwiedzającym ekspozycje poświęcone historii papieru, jego roli w rozwoju cywilizacji oraz zastosowaniu w codziennym życiu. Turyści indywidualni zwiedzający muzeum mogą wziąć udział w warsztatach czerpania papieru i własnoręcznie wykonać kartkę ozdobnego papieru czerpanego. 20 września 2011 młyn papierniczy w Dusznikach-Zdroju decyzją Prezydenta RP uzyskał status pomnika historii. Obecnie trwają starania o wpisanie zabytkowej papierni na listę UNESCO.

We also got to try a kiddie-style watermark (aka, the kind children do in school). It was much more difficult than I expected.

this is where i spend my weekends... a little paper studio on a farm in indiana. it's wonderful. small. dirty. the cats roam around- occasionally paw printing our paper overnight. the baby chicks in the next room smell... but chirp quite delightfully all day.

(next week we're cooking the cattails, daylilies, kozo, and irises over in the left hand corner :) ! )

heaven.

I recently had an oppertunity to copy this print (© Artist Unknown) showing the "John Dickinson" papermaking factory at Apsley in the mid 1970s. Today this area has changed completely and is now houses and flats and has a hotel built where the white DRG building once stood. However two of the original buildings remain today, the large one to the left and the three sided one in the center and operate as part of the "Apsley Papertrail Project." See website for further details at www.thepapertrail.org.uk

Location : Apsley,Hertfordshire,UK

© 2015 PJR-Images.

Invented around 1800 by two brothers Henry & Sealey Fourdrinier this machine was to revolutionise papermaking the world over.

Location : Frogmore Papermill, Apsley, Hertfordshire,UK. www.thepapertrail.org.uk

© 2016 PJR-Images.

Here is the surface quality of the paper, depending on different kinds of drying styles. [scans]

Going it at about a 45-degree angle, dip your screen into your pulp, tilting it further as you go, so you're easing the screen into the pulp.

Blogged: www.allthingspaper.net/2016/04/25-years-of-works-in-paper...

A promotional booklet issued by Reed Paper Group — not dated but probably 1960s. The whole thing is full of wonderful drawings, in the style of a King Penguin.

Papiermuseum Alte Dombach

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Papiermuseum Alte Dombach

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The screen I'm using is the simplest and cheapest version you can make. Both types of screen can be found at a hardware or feed store.

For a smoother finish, slap your paper up on a piece of glass like a window or sliding glass door. You can also leave it stuck to one 'felt' and clothes-pin it up (by the fabric, so the paper isn't marred), or you can remove the sheet from both 'felts' and let it dry, this will give you a rougher sheet.

Depending where you live, time to dry will vary. Give it overnight and check.

Side-by-side comparisons of drying techniques follow, as do examples of how different writing/drawing implements look on this kind of handmade paper.

Paper is tough, but be nice to it when you are removing it from the 'felts'.

The colour of your pulp is always darker than the resulting paper. Using construction paper and coloured paper for your 'dye' will create a wider gap between pulp and paper colour. If you want a bright colour, just really add lots of coloured paper to your pulp.

Time for the poor man's press. On some floor you can clean easy or don't care about, lay down your post and put your board on top.

Well, there's a piece of paper. Yay!

If you are using a pulse blender, throw your paper in and then blend. Otherwise, turn it on some medium speed and pop your paper through the hole in the lid.

Now you can remove your damp paper, and let it dry in a well-ventilated place, or you can keep it on the felt. Comparisons of drying techniques are here. REMEMBER: always pull from the corners and gently. Hang your 'felts' out to dry, recycle the newspaper.

Stand on it, centring yourself on the post. Hang out for a while, a few minutes is enough.

Rinse your screen, dry paper will be a nightmare to remove.

Soak up more water with your sponge through the back of the screen. Move around, paying attention to the edges.

With your sheet formed, tilt your screen to drain the excess water out. When its only dripping intermittently, you can couch it.

This is what you're going for. The paper's cellulose will bind itself, you just need to gather it evenly on your screen.

This is how the pulp looks with some of that blue flyer thrown in. Remember that your dried paper will be one to three shades lighter than your pulp.

Ideally, your bits of torn paper should be around 1x1 inch square. I'm using a pretty burly blender, so mine are a little bigger.

Whoops! Here I am trying to show you the way to do things and I go and overfill the blender!

Using a screen when draining will help you reclaim any leftover pulp, which can be squeezed out and left to dry. When you make paper later, this pulp can be broken up and re-blended.