About

Pulp & Mould is a troubleshooting reference for hand papermaking at home and in a small studio. It is run by Mva7, in the Netherlands.

The byline

Guides are signed Editorial Desk. That is this site's editing desk, not a named specialist. We do not invent a person, a studio history, a certificate, or a number of years at the vat.

Mva7 looks for subjects where the information people can find is thin or hard to use. The aim is a clearer guide that leaves the reader better off.

Why this site exists

The same papermaking problems are answered across forum threads and long guild articles. Those answers are often right, and they are hard to use when you are standing over a wet sheet. This site files them by the symptom you can see: what it looks like, which causes are worth checking first, how to tell those causes apart, what to change, and how to set up the next batch.

What we cover

Forming, couching, pressing, drying, pulp and fibre, the finished sheet, and the mould and deckle. We do not run our own trials. Every guide is research-based and names the published sources it actually used.How we research explains the method.

What we do not cover

• Recipes for cooking fibre in lye or soda ash. When a guide needs that step, it points to a reputable source and a safety warning. It does not print the caustic method.
• Claims that a project is safe for children.
• Medical advice, including what a skin reaction or a mould exposure means for your health.
• Product reviews as the point of the site.
• Marbling and bookbinding. Those are later chapters, not part of this launch.

Corrections go through the contact page. The editing rules are on the editorial policy.