How to Make Your Own Linen Paper Using a Mold and Deckle

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In this episode, I'm going to show you how to use old linen cloths to make sheets of paper similar to what was available in the life of William Shakespeare.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Podcast all about toilet paper with our guest, Tiffany Stern:
www.cassidycash.com/ep-178-sh...
Episode about Lost Plays, including more information on the scripts that were baked into a pie:
www.cassidycash.com/lost-play...
Episode that looks at the cost of paper related to the printing of Shakespeare's first folio:
www.cassidycash.com/new-disco...
Mold and Deckle I bought from Etsy (not affiliated) www.etsy.com/listing/14511439...
Sources for the Woodcuts Images: paper.lib.uiowa.edu/european.php
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