this time around, i ordered uncooked Thai kozo online and some extra supplies, and I think I learned a lot!
I don't think I cooked the plant fibers for Quite long enough, because pulling them apart as much as I needed to, either by hand or with a blender, proved difficult. I ended up making two separate batches, partially because I just didn't have enough room to dry more sheets and I had to fly home for the holidays the next day. The second batch Definitely came out better after I could do some troubleshooting. But I'm happy with all of the sheets!
I also tried drawing with ink on paper I made myself for the first time. This was on a sheet that I hadn't ironed and pressed yet, so the paper itself was especially rough and bumpy. But it took the ink perfectly without any fuzzing which is so exciting. I'm looking forward to trying again with a pressed sheet.
