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The article describes the process of making paper between the 15th and early 19th centuries. It outlines the process which consists of sorting of discarded rags, soaking of rags in water until decomposed, pulping in a stamping mill, washing of pulp until it becomes white and clean of impurities and microbes, molding, pressing and drying, sizing and application of protective layer, bathing in emulsion, polishing and smoothing.

The article provides a demonstration of paper making in a studio or at home without expensive machinery. It cites alternative equipment such as a household blender than a heater, woolen blankets instead of felts, or a base of torn-up rag paper rather than linen or cotton rags. Additives that can be added to the pulp during blending are mentioned. Sizing of paper is discussed along with the process of embedding and casting. Pouring different colors of pulp is explained together with adding watermark.

The Chicago Tribune is reducing its page size slightly, a step being taken increasingly by U.S. newspapers. The daily said Friday it will debut its new 12-inch page width -- [...]

Eka Chemicals (Marietta, GA), the pulp and paper chemicals division of Akzo Nobel, is restructuring its North American paper chemicals operations following the planned closure of its coating additives facility [...]

KEMIRA has agreed to acquire the paper chemicals business of Klebstoffwerke Collodin Dr. Schultz & Nauth GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany. The acquisition includes application technology for rosin sizes and Collodin's wet-end [...]

Kemira has agreed to acquire Vulcan Materials' North American pulp and paper chemicals and industrial water treatment chemicals businesses for $44 million, the companies say. The deal expands Kemira's North [...]

Japan PMC Corp. (Tokyo) says it has signed an exclusive agreement to sell and market BASF's line of polyvinylamine-based paper chemicals in the Japanese market. The deal, effective April 1, [...]

Alkyl ketene dimer rebounds in the internal sizes market, as styrene acrylic acids, styrene acrylic emulsions and polyurethane dispersions make gains in surface sizes. Intramaterial competition is one of the [...]

The article offers tips on achieving luminosity in watercolor painting. According to the author, to achieve luminosity, the painter should be able to control the amount of paper sizing, the level of dampness in the painting surface and the amount of water used in mixing the paints. He states that luminosity allows a painter to produce vibrant pictures and explains that luminosity is a result of pigment getting embedded in rag paper fibers.

Grain Considerations Grain results primarily from the alignment of cellulose fibers in the forming stage of paper. As water-suspended fibers flow onto the paper machine wire they are aligned and [...]