Fix handmade paper by the symptom: sticking, tearing, cockling, weak sheets, and ink bleed. Every fix is drawn from published sources, cited on the page.https://pulpandmould.com/en-ushttps://pulpandmould.com/couching/paper-sticking-to-mould/https://pulpandmould.com/couching/paper-sticking-to-mould/The wet sheet stays on the screen when you couch it. How this release problem differs from a tear or a grabby felt, and the checks to run before the next sheet.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/couching/paper-tears-when-couching/https://pulpandmould.com/couching/paper-tears-when-couching/The sheet rips while you transfer it off the mould. How to tell a weak sheet from a snag on the screen, and which check to run before you pull the next sheet.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/finished-paper/handmade-paper-too-rough-to-write-on/https://pulpandmould.com/finished-paper/handmade-paper-too-rough-to-write-on/The dry surface is too rough or fuzzy for a pen to write on. How to tell this from ink bleed, and which press or pulp check to make before you add sizing.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/finished-paper/ink-bleeds-on-handmade-paper/https://pulpandmould.com/finished-paper/ink-bleeds-on-handmade-paper/Ink feathers or bleeds on the finished sheet. What sizing is for, how waterleaf paper behaves, and how to tell this from a surface that is only rough.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/forming/drips-and-water-marks-on-sheet/https://pulpandmould.com/forming/drips-and-water-marks-on-sheet/The wet sheet shows drip marks, craters, or bare rings. How to tell water off the deckle from true thin spots, and what to watch on the very next pull.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/forming/lumpy-cloudy-handmade-paper/https://pulpandmould.com/forming/lumpy-cloudy-handmade-paper/The sheet looks lumpy or cloudy instead of even when you hold it up. How flocs differ from thin spots, and which formation check comes before the mould.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/forming/uneven-thickness-thin-spots/https://pulpandmould.com/forming/uneven-thickness-thin-spots/The sheet is thicker on one side, or it has thin spots and holes. How to tell a vat problem from a sagging screen, and what to compare on the next pull.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/moulds-gear/mould-screen-sagging/https://pulpandmould.com/moulds-gear/mould-screen-sagging/The mould screen droops or wrinkles instead of staying drum-tight. How that sag shows up in the sheet, and what to check before you rebuild the frame.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/handmade-paper-curling-edges/https://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/handmade-paper-curling-edges/The edges lift or curl after drying while the middle stays flatter. How edge curl differs from cockling, and which drying check should come first in the batch.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/handmade-paper-takes-forever-to-dry/https://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/handmade-paper-takes-forever-to-dry/The sheet is still damp long after you press it. How thickness, the stack, and the room change drying time, and when slow drying turns into musty spots.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/handmade-paper-wavy-after-drying/https://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/handmade-paper-wavy-after-drying/The dry sheet is wavy or cockled instead of flat. How cockling differs from curled edges, and which drying check to make before you change the pulp at all.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/mould-spots-on-handmade-paper/https://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/mould-spots-on-handmade-paper/Spots show on the dry sheet, or the stack smells musty. How to tell growth from specks already in the pulp, and what to change about drying and storage.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/paper-sticks-to-felt-or-cloth/https://pulpandmould.com/pressing-drying/paper-sticks-to-felt-or-cloth/The sheet grabs the felt, the cloth, or the sheet beneath it. How this differs from sticking to the mould, and what to change on the couch before you press.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/pulp-fibre/handmade-paper-falls-apart/https://pulpandmould.com/pulp-fibre/handmade-paper-falls-apart/The dry sheet splits, sheds, or feels weak in the hand. How to separate weak source fibre, over-blending, and light pressing, and what to add to a weak pulp.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pulpandmould.com/pulp-fibre/recycled-paper-pulp-grey/https://pulpandmould.com/pulp-fibre/recycled-paper-pulp-grey/Recycled sheets dry grey, dingy, or speckled with ink. Which source papers tend to cause it, and how this differs from a sheet that is only thin or lumpy.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT