Making a journal from DRYER LINT | Will it paper #2 

"I might not be straight but I would like my paper to be" are words to live by

"I can genuinely not believe we pulled this off." Not sure how much I contributed to this group project but thanks for getting us the grade!

Hi! I worked as a paper restoration and I remember seeing, here in Europe, a type of "rag paper". leftover fabrics that were beaten in water (with mills) until they became fine fiber, and went to dry as you do in your processes. I was watching your video and I shouted here at home: RAG PAPER! HAHA HA! I screamed for remembering this study and because these dry fibers from the dryer always prompted me to do something ... I thought about filling for pillows, but this idea of ​​yours is incredible! So, congratulations!

"I may not be straight but I would like my paper to be straight "😂

This texture looks more like felt than paper, but what an incredible result! It immediately gives me DIY embroidery vibes. It could be probably used as a handbook to keep in some stitching samples 🤔

I'm 45 and I remember when I was in 2nd grade our teacher taught us to make paper out of lint and paper and it was absolutely beautiful. Then we made books out of it. One of the best school memories for me.

This reminds me of one of my childhood dreams where I wanted to make paper from pencil shavings and I has one of those pencil sharpeners that would grind the wood into little strings XD. Love the video!

"I might not be straight, but i would like my paper to be" LOVED IT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

Adding sizing or gelatin to the lint mixture might yield a better paper. Watercolor paper has sizing. Perhaps that is the missing ingredient?

I absolutely love your commentary 2:49 'haha bubbles'

I wonder how differently it would perform depending on the contents of the lint. Of you wear more synthetics v natural and whatnot

As someone who is brand new to making paper, i am HERE for this "will it paper" series!!

Could you do a tutorial on the stitching of the journal??

That would be fun to embroider on. Thanks for sharing!

This was a great idea! A mixture of lint and paper pulp would probably go together really well

This turned out way better than I expected! Great work!

Several years ago I saved a ton of dryer lint, hoping to eventually figure out what to do with it. My hubby finally convinced me that it might be a fire hazard, and to throw it away. Oh how I regret that decision now! Well, now that I have an excellent use for it, I will start saving it all again! Thank you for the video! And absolutely would love to see more videos on different things to make paper out of! What a great series it will be! Thanks again. I'm loving the dryer lint paper for a journal!

Suggested will-it-papers: glossy magazine pages, garden clippings like grass or leaves, tea bags, crumbled up corks?

Oh and I am super excited for more ‘will it paper?’ How about old clothes? Like jeans or towels maybe?

Before you mentioned it I thought it looked like felt. Our dryer lint would also be personalized with pet hair, human hair, or beard hair. It just depends what made it into the washer and then the dryer.

“I might not be straight but I would like my paper to be.” Me too, honestly! Hahaha, loved that! 😂😭

I just found your channel and I love this series so far! Great job with the dryer lint paper 🙂 Could you make paper out of coffee filters or teabags? You could tip out the used tea or grounds and then dry out the tea bags/filter paper until you had enough. I would be interested to see if that works 🙂

LOVE this technique, thank you so much for this video. I have begun saving dryer lint, remembering reading about a fine artist who used it as his medium many years ago. But also was wondering how to incorporate it into art journaling, incl pen pal 5-item challenges. You have answered my questions perfectly. Namaste'.

I save my lint for making fire starters for my fireplace but this is a good idea to try, I've made paper years ago and really am looking forward to trying again. I'm really happy I found you, you're doing so much more than just paper.

Dryer lint pages might be good for the flowers pressed into it

I have a request for "will it paper" series. STYROFOAM..... I pressed a chunk of it in a clothes pin and realized it made it paper thin. Im thinking if you tear it into seperate little balls it could act as the fibers of paper when overlaped and pressed? I would try it myself but i instantly thought of you and this series when i had the idea. I feel like it was meant for you to try. Id love to see it. Much love to you!!❤

That was so cool! If I tried that though, my journal would have cat hair embedded in it.

Thank you so much! My girlfroend sent me your tiktok because i was searching for good use of dryer waste for months, and i saw you posted a video of it on youtube, thank you very much im going to try to make some this holiday!

Maybe recycle toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls?

Amazing! I have been saving dryer lint for some time keeping the colors separate. I didn't know what I was going to do with it but, you know we crafters save everything. I never thought of paper. Thank you for the video.

I was just wondering about this! I save my dryer lint for fires and this is a good idea!

I would never think of doing this … amazing

Thank you so much Lisa, I really really enjoyed watching you create this gorgeous and stunning paper from dryer lint. Whatever next??? What about scrap’s of fabric, made into fabric paper? Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags ❤❤❤

You change your sponge! The old one had a bit of personality in my opinion.

Hi Lisa, I’ve just discovered your experimental recycled paper videos and am finding them fun and instructive. This video, in particular, reminds me of a visit I made to a small factory in the Himalayas in February 2020, that recycled cotton T shirts to make paper. The process was long and the resulting paper was much like the one you made here. They separated the white and dark coloured t shirts and made large sheets, which they turned into all sorts of uses. Fascinating! And you’ve discovered this for yourself by using the left over fibres from the dryer… well done!

Wow! Thats an awesome idea. Must start saving dryer lint! Thank you for the video

I like how you ask yourself questions as you go. 🙌👍

This is just fabulous!! I’m going to certainly do this one. 😁

gears are turning.. since this seems to behave more like felt or fabric.. perhaps still journaling in it, but through embroidery? would make a cool gift for a talented stitching/quilting artist 💚

Oh this is truely wonderful Lisa! Thank you so much! I’m going to give it a go for an art project. 😁❤️

Adding this to my post apocalyptic handbook

I love this idea. Thanks for sharing. You do great work.

Try mixing in other materials, like the ones you use in making regular paper. Also try adding some downy to the water in the last step, (mix well) then its ready to make the paper. You can add many other things, like cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, vanilla bean, crushed cinnamon sticks, coffee grains, crushed rose petals, color, tea grains or/and string of many different kinds and many other great ideas! I have used these ideas in all my paper making and dying/staining paper technician. :-)

Great DYI I'm going to try this. Then use modge podge to seal the individual pages. And use acrylic paint. Maybe even take little cute pictures that I find. Attach them to the sheets of the book . Make a scrapbook.

Very encouraging. I’ve been saving for a long time- hadn’t gotten around to experiencing.

This is amazing, thank you very much! Its very inspirational!!

Hi! Love the vid but I would love it if you could show us how you make the covers for journals when you make them!

Your blender is so so so brave!!! 😂

I really like the fountain pen result.

When I saw those light pink tufts in the jar I thought "oh that would make a beautifully toned paper." (probs takes an eternity to collect enough, tho)

That was incredibly awesome

I might not be straight but I like my paper to be baha beautiful execution of that one 5 stars

Super cool experiment, thanks for posting! 😊

Ohh I'm so glad someone has done this! I really want to try making my own paper to use for art, and as a way to recycle at home (since so much of american recycling tends to end up incinerated)

Try making paper with just dry flowers. I would love to see how will it turn out.

We did this yesterday, still waiting for it to dry! SUPER EXCITED!!! I was wondering though, could you make paper out of colour catchers?? Thanks so much for these videos!! Love them 😊💜

Nice. I like how you experiment with different matwrials.

#nevermindlisa I love this idea, shame my tumble dryer died. I was wondering if it would work with scrap fabric and scrap threads. I sew you see and keep every last scrap and even the threads. Please try this!

Honestly so cool 😮 im starting out making paper and have been binging a ton of your videos as a result haha

You should make paper using ... leaves??? Also, I wanted to see how a tiedye sort of look would be on paper making (such as dropping drops of dye on the water and seeing how the patterns change as you add different colors)

My family uses the washer and dryer 24/7 so this should be good

Amazing!!

In eastern europe this material was used to produce traditional winter boots and hats

i have wanted to try paper making for the longest time, and then i started watching you, i will be trying to make paper any day now! I am so excited, also i have a suggestion for one. Can you try making it out of paper towels? it would be interesting to see if you can.

I LIKE THIS!! THANK YOU! While I might not make my paper entirely out of lint, the lint might serve to strengthen my paper!! :D

Why are you in my mind, lol... Your videos are amazing, thank you 😊

I save my dryer lint as well and my wife ask me what I will do with it. Time to make some rag paper :D

Hi! Thanks for your videos, they are so inspiring! So, that I've been wanting to make some recycled paper since the first tiktoks of yours that I saw reposted on instagram a few weeks ago. I have been watching your videos and I have a few questions. How do you manage the last amounts of pulp in your container? Or do you have to just let some of it go? Do you have any more tips for the alternative paper breaking methods? The blender might be the best, but definitely not the most affordable option. :( And the last question, the one why I comment on this specific video: do you think flower petals or fallen leaves would make a proper paper? Not talking about using them as decoration, but as the main material. Thanks again! Also, no need to answer if it's too much, sorry. 😅 Keep being so nice!

I imagine the qualities of lint paper could vary somewhat depending on the clothing that was drying. Not all of lint is dust, a lot of it is loose particles of fabric. That would certainly be an interesting experiment. Cotton lint vs. Synthetic lint, or something like that.

Your handwriting is beautiful!

If you somehow mixed the lint with some wax and made a book type thing it would be great for fire starters. you could just pull a little out of the book each time. The sheets are great if you don't have a lot of backpack space.

Fabulous!

Your handwriting is lovely

😂 Now you just need to turn them back into socks - since I'm certain this is what became of the ones I'm missing!

I'm guessing dryer lint "bags" would work better than sand bags in flooded territories. Spring is coming....save that dryer lint! Lol 🙂

Can you do a tutorial on how to bind them together?

What about mixing the lint pulp with the paper pulp? Will it paper?

Wow!

I'm pretty sure I'm your biggest fan ❤

It’s beautiful. I’m always wondering if there are any additives (natural or otherwise) that would render the papers more accepting of a variety of mediums. 🤔

If you wash certain things seperate you get different lint colors to work with like, Blue-Jean Dryer Lint only, your whites only lint, etc...

It would be interesting to mix paper pulp with the dry lint pulp, thank you for yet another great video!

Soo cool

I just watched a video about a company in India that used a blend of 50% deteriorating fabric shredded, and 50% recycled paper and the result was amazing.

Too cool!! Thank you!

cooool~ how about.... i don't know if you eat take out a lot, but what about those paper take out boxes! haha. will the paper still smell like the food? hm...

This video is so cool. Had you considered mixing in ordinary paper pulp with the lint? Just a suggestion. Nice work!

Dryer lint would make the perfect envelope for incineration toilets.

So Great! Thanks!

do you have a journal tutorial? your binding process looks easier than others!

I feel like this would be a great embroidery guide paper, if it can dissolve in the wash that is.

Could/would the paper be better if it were pressed instead of hung up to dry? Or if it had some kind of glue or binder in the water?

Well this was ironic and super helpful ! Ignore my question in your last video 😅🙏🏼🧡

I just discovered this channel. But now I need closure. What becomes of all these journals? Especially the drier journal

I think what you made is felt. I am not an expert on either, but I think the process for papermaking and felt-making is very similar.

Could PVA be added to the water to bind fibers together to oil paint on?

Pretty cool

I *really* want to see if you can turn paper coffee cups into paper!!

I wonder what would happen if you added the fibers to regular paper pulp and made a Hybrid

a journal for your laundry room , how to get specific stains our, so when you're old and forgetful, you'll still a memory journal .... for laundry *L* thank you for the share