Things You'll Need:
- 2 to 3 newspapers
- Warm water
- Small bucket, large bowl or dishpan
- Wooden spoon
- Blender (optional)
- 1 to 2 cups clothes dryer lint
- Old window screen
- Sponge
- Old floor tile cut to fit the screen (optional)
- Blow dryer (optional)
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Step 1
Tear the newspaper into pieces.
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Step 2
Soak the newspaper pieces in the bucket overnight using enough warm water to just cover the newspaper.
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Step 3
Squeeze the excess water from the newspaper.
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Step 4
Place the newspaper back into the bucket and using a large wooden spoon, mash it into a pulp. (It is easier to only mash about 1 to 2 cups of paper at a time). Add enough water to keep the paper pulp damp. It should be the consistency of paste when you are finished. You can also create the pulp by placing 1 cup of newspaper into the blender, adding enough water to cover it and blending the paper until it is pulpy.
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Step 5
Pour the paper pulp back into the bucket. Add the dryer lint and stir it until it is thoroughly blended.
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Step 6
Pour the paper pulp onto the window screen. This step is pretty messy, so it’s best to do this outside if at all possible.
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Step 7
Press down gently on the pulp using the sponge or floor tile to squeeze out the extra water and to distribute the pulp evenly over the screen.
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Step 8
Flip the screen over onto the damp cloth or the floor tile. Remove the screen. The sheet of paper should now be on the cloth or tile.
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Step 9
Dry the paper by allowing it to remain on the cloth or tile overnight or by using the blow dryer.
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Step 10
Remove the paper from cloth or tile when it is totally dry.
















