{"id":1781,"date":"2022-07-27T22:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelinenproject.online\/?post_type=learningbydoing&#038;p=1781"},"modified":"2023-07-28T07:45:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:45:32","slug":"paper-making-at-paper-mill-de-middelste-molen-loenen","status":"publish","type":"learningbydoing","link":"https:\/\/thelinenproject.online\/previous\/lbd\/paper-making-at-paper-mill-de-middelste-molen-loenen\/","title":{"rendered":"paper-making at paper mill de middelste molen, loenen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides the long, fine fibre used for textiles, there are numerous applications for the remaining plant matter gathered during flax processing. On May 25 2022, a handful of the Linen Stewards experienced the pleasure and effort involved in paper-making at paper mill <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.demiddelstemolen.nl\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.demiddelstemolen.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">De Middelste Molen<\/a> in Loenen, using the shorter flax fibres (&#8216;hackling tow&#8217; or &#8216;het werk&#8217;) from their 2020 and 2021 harvests. In preparation for processing into paper, the fibres were cut even shorter by helping hands, including 25 volunteers, organised by Linnen Steward and paper-maker Loes Schepens. As with textile applications, the smoothness of flax fibres means they require specific handling in order to fuse adequately. The Linen Stewards\u2019 flax was mixed with a percentage of wood pulp at the mill to achieve the desired consistency for processing. In this case, 26 kg flax fibre and 10kg birch pulp.&nbsp;For both the Linen Stewards and the paper-makers at De Middelste Molen, much was learned during this experiment, problem solving together to achieve a final paper result that all involved were satisfied with: \u2018raw, monumental and sensitive\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally founded on the Loenense Molenbeek in 1622, today paper mill De Middelste Molen <br>is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands still operating on hydropower and steam to manufacture paper using various materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos courtesy of Loes Schepens <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mediamogul-lbdimageswrap lbd-images-wrap\"><div class=\"media-items-wrap clearfix\">\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Besides the long, fine fibre used for textiles, there are numerous applications for the remaining plant matter gathered during flax processing. On May 25 2022, a handful of the Linen Stewards experienced the pleasure and effort involved in paper-making at paper mill De Middelste Molen in Loenen, using the shorter flax fibres (&#8216;hackling tow&#8217; or<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"class_list":["post-1781","learningbydoing","type-learningbydoing","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelinenproject.online\/previous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learningbydoing\/1781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelinenproject.online\/previous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learningbydoing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelinenproject.online\/previous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/learningbydoing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelinenproject.online\/previous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelinenproject.online\/previous\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}