June.....a new start...

In my new flat in Walthamstow......all Ikea stuff put together (wrist and elbow suffering from screwdriver use) papermaking studio area set up in the kitchen and a week off work!!! The flat has a huge airing cupboard which turns out to be a wonderful place to store and dry plant fibres.
So, the daffodil leaves that I grew in Brixton have dried nicely and are ready to be made into paper. Ah... the joy of having my own place to do what I want / when I want / without having to clear away the vats etc after each session ....

This mushy pulp, when added to other pulps, makes some of my fav papers. I didn't cook it for the usual amount of time.....which made the fibres less fine - ok for a change but will cook longer next time.

Started off with adding abaca to the daffoldil pulp .. then violet/iridencent gampi  ..then warm yellow/iredecent gampi .. then abaca .. then ..cool yellow+blue abaca .. 

.. then abac ..