PaperMaking from Plants:
GRASS-TIMOTHY

I cooked the fur-tail stalked grass for 5 to 6 hours in washing soda. I blendered it to fluffy, creamy golden pulp. It was short fibered but very very soft. The sheets drained quickly, couched easily It dires to a pale yellow tan and the sheet is smooth, flat, softly crisp like hosta, cattail.... wonderful!



This was a great find and easy to work.
Timothy - Phleum pratense L.

from PLANTS (http://plants.usda.gov/):

Kingdom Plantae -- Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants

Class Liliopsida -- Monocotyledons

Subclass Commelinidae

Order Cyperales

Family Poaceae -- Grass family

Genus Phleum L. -- timothy P

Symbol: PHPR3
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit:Graminoid
Duration:Perennial
U.S. Nativity:Introduced

Image courtesy of PLANTS, © PLANTS




i'm following Gin's example (plant documenter extraordinare, access her journal here)Thanks to Gin and the papermaking list folks for reawakening me to the possibilities right outside my door.


Pulp on, people!



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