Made "paper" out of flax. First piece was sheer (in front of statue), as I had limited supply of long staple flax (not dyed). The white piece was made from dyed flax with a shorter fiber, and made it thicker (3 layers)...also made "lace" pattern of flowers on it by creating space with pin (pushing around fibers in wet stage). The last picture here shows dyed flax fiber, after it has left the living plant, but before it is woven into linen or used to create paper. Technical: Lay out fiber on screen, cover with screen, paint diluted (1:4) white glue/water mixture on top, let dry while lifting screen to prevent sticking, but keeping integrity of "paper" you are creating.
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