This is the Paper Primer.

What is paper?

A thin cellulose mesh

Rags Make Paper

Paper Makes Money

Money Makes Banks

Banks Make Loans

Loans Make Beggars

Beggars Make Rags

-----Anon. English 19th C.

What does it take to make paper?

Pulping

Machining -mesh forming

Drying

Finishing (sizing)

Washi fiber length 13-17 mm, naturally acid free

Cotton 3-5 mm

Wood pulp cellulose 2-7mm

Begasse paper 1.2 mm

Recycled fibers <1 mm

What are the characteristics that make one paper more suited for a particular application?

Absorption/ghosting / Bleed through

Feathering

Shade

Sheens

drying time

Western paper makers

Clairefontaine

Rhodia

Leuchtturm

Strathmore

Baron Fig

Story Supply

Field Notes

G Lalo

Fabriano

Mnemosyne

Life

Apica

Midori

Tamoe River

Kokuyo

Graphilo

Ink Jet paper

Massive List of Fountain Pen Friendly Paper

Best Fountain Pen Paper

Basel Paper Museum

Williams Paper Museum at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA.

Fabriano Paper Museum

You can find me at

@gneissguyco on Instagram

You can also write to me at:

Stationery Orbit

John West

P.O. Box 621

Golden, CO 80402