Glossary Keyword: Paper

Skimmer is a strip of a wood used to skim the surface of the sized liquid contained within the marbling tray to rid it of dust and air bubbles.

Shruti is oral knowledge spread through word of mouth from teacher to disciple and hence needs no paper to survive.

Sheet Embossing is a method of obtaining raised motifs in sheet paper by the application of pressure with the material held within a dye.

Sanjhi are the stencils of paper for ritualistic and ceremonial rangolis, floor decorations. originated in Mathura, where it is practiced in temples and homes in rituals dedicated to Lord krishna. While the temple craft is practiced exclusively by male priests and their male apprentices, the popular version of Sanjhi is undertaken chiefly by unmarried girls

Rice Paper is a paper like substance made from spirally slicing from outside to inside the translucent pith of native Taiwanese tree. It is edible and is used in a range of South East Asian cuisines as a wrapping cover for hot and cold food.

Ream is a unit of measurement that means 500 sheets. For examples, Can I have a ream of A4 paper.

Rag Chopper colloquially referred to as Cotton Massacre.

Rag implies cotton, and often once used cotton that can be used as a base material for paper making.

Pulping refers to a process of shredding base materials used for paper making combining them with water and blending to a consistency that can be used for paper making and papier mache.

Pressing and drying put in with process of paper making.