Paper Making
We made paper today from dryer lint. It was not a pretty job. It was slimy, chunky, stringy, hairy (pet and human). Have you ever seen the Bassomatic skit with Dan Akroyd from Saturday night live back in the mid-seventies?I think the paper will turn out much lighter after it has dried - which I think might take days.
We had a great time! And I think the most important thing we learned - start buying much lighter clothes so we'll have better lint.
6 comments:
This made me smile. I hope you are enjoying creating these daily posts as much as I (we) enjoy reading them!
Ok. I am officially grossed out! LOL
Yup, its weird. I like the challenge it brings to the brain.
Thanks Margie - I'm glad you're enjoying them.
Roberta - it was very very gross!
Maywyn - we all need a creative challenge now and then, don't we? Maybe even a gross creative challenge.
Can we see pics of the finished product (maybe even some w/c paint on it????
We used to do that stuff in Elementary School :-)only I think we used toilet paper LOL
Marj - it was not dry when I left. It may still not be dry! I'm not sure it will take watercolor - it has no sizing, and I think the wc would soak right in. Also, it is very dark. Hmmmm - maybe gouache. Toilet paper, huh?
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