Handmade paper is a sheet of paper, made individually
by hand, using a mould and deckle. The mould is a frame covered with a
flat, rigid screen or flexible screen. Deckle is a flat frame used to
cover the mould to contain the run-off of wet pulp. In handmade paper,
the layer of entwined fibers, held together by the natural internal
bonding properties of cellulose fibers lifted by hand, sheet by sheet on
moulds in suspension of fibers in water with or without sizing. Handmade
paper is made of eco-friendly material such as cotton, silk, and agro
waste ((such as sugarcane waste, bark fibers or jute waste). With the
growing emphasis on environment, the popularity of
handmade
paper gifts has increased manifold.
