Cut 2X4's into desired lengths to build frames for the window screen. Staple the screenwire to the frames with a staplegun. These frames will determine the size of your sheets of paper. Cut old blankets in to manageable sizes. The bigger the better.

Cut or tear up old paper into 1 inch or smaller pieces, pull apart dryer lint. Add water and paper in the blender and chop then purrie the mixture until you have a good light mush about the consistancy of slime.

Place the mush water and all in a 5 gallon bucket and add bleach if you want white paper or dye (follow package directions) if you want it colored. If you don't add either your paper will have a grayish color depending on the paper you used.

To this slime, add dryer lint to make a rag paper, don'tt try to use just the lint because it will not hold together very well. Ratio's should be 2:1 for paper to lint, and 2:1 for paper to water. Blend well.

Using a coffee cup, scoop out the mush and gently pour it out on to the window screen completely covering the screen. You may need to make more mush as needed to cover all of the screen depending on the size you have built. If you have any left after your screens are covered leave it in the bucket and put the lid on it until you have an empty screen to use.

Once you have completely covered the screen GENTLY press the remaining water from the form with a sponge. Once you have pressed all the water out pick up the screen form and move it over to your drying area.

Be sure you have a place that is large enough to accomidate the amount of paper you are wanting to make, it will take overnight to a few days to dry, depending on the thickness.

Carefully flip the screens over onto the blankets. Make sure that every thing is flat and carefully unfold any mistakes as soon as they happen once they dry they are stuck that way. Mistakes can be torn up and started over. Allow to dry completely.

You can also allow the paper to dry on the frames but its much harder to remove, run a butter knife under the paper to release it from the screen.

(If you can't come up with enough dryer lint check your local laundry mat they always have plenty!)

Homemade Paper 2

Paper choice/s
Liquid starch
Sponge
Window Screening
Wood Frame (An old picture frame can be used too)
Plastic Basin/Tub (Large enough to totally immerse frame)
Blender/Food Processor (For making paper pulp)
White Felt or Flannel Fabric
Staples or Tacks (For tacking screen on frame)

Staple the screen to the frames as tight as possible.

Tear or cut the paper into 1 inch or smaller pieces, and half fill the blender. Fill the blender with warm water. Run the blender on a low speed , then increase the speed until the pulp looks smooth and well blended. (40 seconds or so) If there are flakes of paper left, blend longer.

Fill the tub half full of water. Add about 3 blender loads of pulp. (the more pulp you add the thicker the finished paper will be) and stir well to mix. Add 2 tsp liquid starch. (the starch helps prevent inks from soaking into the paper fibers when you use it for writting.) mixing well again.

Place the framed screen into the pulp and then level it out while it's submerged. Gently wiggle the frame side-to-side until the pulp on top of the screen looks even.

Lift the frame slowly above the water. Allow most of the water to drain. If the paper is too thick, remove some pulp from the tub. If it is too thin, add more pulp and stir again. When it stops dripping, carefully place one edge on the side of a felt or flannel square. Gently ease the frame down flat, with the paper directly on the fabric. Use a sponge to press out as much water as possible. Wring the excess water from the sponge back into the mixture.

Now the hard part, hold the fabric square flat and slowly lift the edge of the frame. The wet sheet of paper should remain on the fabric. If it sticks to the frame, you may have lifted it to fast or not pressed out enough water. It takes a little practice. You can gently press out any bubbles and loose edges at this point.

Repeat the steps above, and stack the fabric squares on a cookie sheet or sheet of plywood. Save one fabric square to place on the top of the stack to cover the last piece of paper. Place another cookie sheet on top of the stack and press out the remaining water. This part is messy and best done outside.

When you can no longer get water out from pressing, carefully separate the sheets. Dry hanging on a clothesline or laying them on sheets of newspaper. When they have dried peel them off the fabric.

If you want smooth paper, spray the dry paper with spray laundry starch until slightly damp; put a clean smooth rag over the damp paper, and iron with a slightly warm iron until the paper is dry. The starch will make the paper better for writing on, too.

Alternate Directions for Above Mixture

Dip the frame under the pulp; keeping the frame level, shift it back and forth until a layer of mush about 1/2-inch thick settles evenly over the surface. Carefully lift the frame without tilting it out of the tub. Allow the water to drain out. If it clumps together or there are holes, put the frame back under the pulp layer in the tub and start again.

Place a clean rag over the top of the drained frame. Press down gently, squeezing out more water. Lay a few pieces of old newspaper down onto a table. Carefully turn the frame, wet paper, and rag upside down onto the newspaper, and CAREFULLY lift off the frame. Cover the wet paper with another rag. (making a sandwich of two rags with a layer of wet paper between them). Roll the rag/paper sandwich with a rolling pin to press out more water. You can sandwich the rag/paper between small stacks of newspaper and continue pressing with the rolling pin to remove even more water.

Finally carefully peel off the top rag. Turn the wet paper and bottom rag over onto either a smooth counter top or a piece of glass (paper side down), and then CAREFULLY peel off the remaining rag. Let the paper dry overnight or longer.

Many types of paper that can be used for these recipes

Construction Paper (will give a speckled color effect)
Computer Paper (unprinted)
Egg Cartons
Magazines (not the shiny pages)
Manilla Envelopes
Napkins
Newspaper (makes a grayish colored paper)
Non Waxed Boxes (Should be pre-soaked in warm water)
Office Paper
Old Greeting Cards (For heavier paper)
Paper Bags
Tissue Paper (For finer paper)
Toilet Paper
Typing Paper

Once you have the pulp, you can add texture by adding shredded corn husks, fine sawdust, crumbled or whole dry leaves, dry grass, shredded dry onion skins, grated dry fruit skins, dry flower petals, dry herbs, whole flowers heads (small flowers only), bits of colored paper (use a paper hole punch to make them), dryer lint, glitter, etc. Even seeds can be added to the mixture after you have the above pulp. If you mix in flower seeds, the paper can be easily be "planted" in borders and flower gardens in the spring, a thicker paper is recomended if you plan to use the paper for planting.