The Kashmir Gallery

Photographs illustrating native paper-making in Kashmir (taken by Mr W. Raitt in 1917)

The pulp is mixed with water and placed on a framed porous screen. The water drains away leaving the paper which is then presed and dried. This method of paper-making was also used in Europe until the end of the 18th century, when machines for making continuous rolls of paper were introduced. Wood pulp and cellulose have largely been used in paper manufacture since the 19th century, but plant fibres and rags are also still used, as well as recycled paper.

Paper mould and frame

Drying the paper