Press a sponge onto the gray tightly woven cover screen three or four times. It will absorb water. Squeeze the sponge out so that water falls back into the dishpan. Repeat until the sponge no longer picks up water. Flip the whole piece over so that the screen support grid (white plastic) is on top. Remove the screen support grid.
More water can now be removed with the sponge by pressing the sponge onto the wire screen. Next, remove the wire screen to reveal the sheet of paper.
It is necessary, when two or more are making paper, to identify your piece of paper by writing your name onto a paper towel with a pen. Place the paper towel over your handmade paper sheet. Flip the whole piece over so that the gray tightly woven cover screen is on top.
Remove the gray tightly woven cover screen by peeling back one edge sharply until it separates from the paper sheet, leaving the paper sheet resting on the paper towel. The wet paper sheet can be transported to a safe spot for drying while atop the paper towel.
After about three paper sheets are made the paper pulp in the dishpan gets thin. More pulp should be added as described in the Get Started section. If a paper sheet is too thin, it is a sign that more pulp should be added to the dishpan. You can dump the sheet back into the dishpan at any time and start again. Once sheets are created and resting on paper towels, lay them flat on a hard non-absorbent surface such as a laminate or stone countertop. Keep off of wood or other absorbent surfaces. Allow your handmade paper sheets to air-dry completely in 2-3 days. Once dry, pull the paper towels from the handmade paper sheets. Use the dry sheets for the project on the next page.
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