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	<title>Comments on: How to Make Handmade Paper</title>
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		<title>By: maryellen.hamilton</title>
		<link>http://theopenend.com/testv2/2009/01/25/how-to-make-handmade-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-289</link>
		<dc:creator>maryellen.hamilton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;I was the lucky recipient of your card, which I will cherish forever!
P.S. As usual, I&#039;m very impressed by your efforts and artistic ability.</description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">I was the lucky recipient of your card, which I will cherish forever!<br />
P.S. As usual, I&#8217;m very impressed by your efforts and artistic ability.</p>
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		<title>By: mrjellyfish</title>
		<link>http://theopenend.com/testv2/2009/01/25/how-to-make-handmade-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-118</link>
		<dc:creator>mrjellyfish</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Awesome, thanks Bridget. Someday I will give that a try.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class='eg-image' style='float:right; margin-left:10px; display:block; margin-top:-20px;; width:40px' ><img alt='' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b3d807e18113346b6d53e964cfeb0aa0?s=40&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2Fuse.perl.org%2Fimages%2Fpix.gif%3Fs%3D40&amp;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-40 photo' height='40' width='40' /></span>Awesome, thanks Bridget. Someday I will give that a try.</p>
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		<title>By: bridget</title>
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		<dc:creator>bridget</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;You can definitely make printer-friendly paper. In order to control the thickness/weight of the paper, just add more or less of the pulp to your tub full of water. I usually add 2-3 blender batches to a sink filled about 4&quot; with water. This comes out to roughly a dozen sheets.
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Another thing to consider is the amount of starch you put into the mixture, which will make the paper less flimsy and likely to tear. A couple tablespoons of liquid starch should do the trick. For sturdier, cardstock-quality paper, add more.
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Finally, you might want to trim the edges so that they&#039;re straight. When you don&#039;t, it has a more handmade feel, but this might not work as well with the printer.</description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">You can definitely make printer-friendly paper. In order to control the thickness/weight of the paper, just add more or less of the pulp to your tub full of water. I usually add 2-3 blender batches to a sink filled about 4&#8243; with water. This comes out to roughly a dozen sheets.
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Another thing to consider is the amount of starch you put into the mixture, which will make the paper less flimsy and likely to tear. A couple tablespoons of liquid starch should do the trick. For sturdier, cardstock-quality paper, add more.
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Finally, you might want to trim the edges so that they&#8217;re straight. When you don&#8217;t, it has a more handmade feel, but this might not work as well with the printer.</p>
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		<title>By: mrjellyfish</title>
		<link>http://theopenend.com/testv2/2009/01/25/how-to-make-handmade-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-115</link>
		<dc:creator>mrjellyfish</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Do you think the paper would hold up to being run through an inkjet printer? I could imagine some pretty cool photo prints done that way.</description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Do you think the paper would hold up to being run through an inkjet printer? I could imagine some pretty cool photo prints done that way.</p>
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		<title>By: wnu</title>
		<link>http://theopenend.com/testv2/2009/01/25/how-to-make-handmade-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-113</link>
		<dc:creator>wnu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Neat.</description>
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		<title>By: bridget</title>
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		<dc:creator>bridget</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks. I tore a leaf off of a tree outside. :)</description>
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		<title>By: herocious</title>
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		<dc:creator>herocious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i love the christmas tree on your finished holiday card.  what exactly did you use?</description>
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