Turning Reeds in to Paper!

During my many swamping trips this fall I collected bagfuls of reeds, cut

them up and then cooked them. Last weekend I went to the Studio in St.Albert and put my cooked reeds in to the Hollander to beat them in to a pulp.....literally!

 I added a wee bit of Ababaca and the result is some very nice medium brown paper with long flecks in.

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I had lots of advice and tips from Barb our paper maker extraordinaire. Thanks Barb! Now I have to bind these papers in to a book.