Main entry:

Bell, Lilian A.

Title & Author:

Plant fibers for papermaking / by Lilian A. Bell ; with a foreword by Marcia Morse and botanical drawings by Virginia Kerwin.

Edition:

3rd rev. ed.

Publication:

McMinnville, Ore. (1970 S. Davis St., McMinnville 97128) : Liliaceae Press, 1983.

Description:

132 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index.
Foreword / Marica Morse -- Preface -- Introduction -- The fiber data sheets -- Searching for plant fibers to use -- Harvesting of plant fibers -- Purchasing plant fibers for papermaking -- Fiber storage, yields -- Fiber separation. General information -- Bast fiber separation -- Leaf fiber separation -- Grass fiber separation -- Fermentation -- Pre-cooking preparation -- Cooking -- Beating. Pounding mallets -- The blender -- The Hollander Beater -- The Ball Mill -- Sheet formation. Nepalese/Indian -- Western -- Modified Japanese -- Drying techniques -- Pulp preparation for Japanese sheet formation -- Casting with plant fibers -- Photos, fiber electron micrographs -- Photos, processes -- Photos, papermaking equipment -- Summary -- A catalog of plant fibers -- The bast fibers -- The leaf fibers -- The grass fibers -- Appendix.

Subject:

Handmade paper.
Fiber plants.
Papier à la main.
Plantes à fibres.
paper (fiber product)

Holdings:

Location: Library study room conservation 61339
Call No.: TS1109.B44 1983
Status: Available