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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2502909, member: 8267"]We really can't tell from your photos - too dim and blurry. The best way to see laid lines is to hold the paper up to the light, which requires that it be out of the frame. But you might be able to see it if you use a raking light source - hold a strong flashlight almost parallel to the surface so that it highlights any texture. But it might not work shining through glass. </p><p>Do you know what you are looking for? Handmade laid paper was made on a screen and will retain an impression of the wires:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]267558[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2502909, member: 8267"]We really can't tell from your photos - too dim and blurry. The best way to see laid lines is to hold the paper up to the light, which requires that it be out of the frame. But you might be able to see it if you use a raking light source - hold a strong flashlight almost parallel to the surface so that it highlights any texture. But it might not work shining through glass. Do you know what you are looking for? Handmade laid paper was made on a screen and will retain an impression of the wires: [ATTACH=full]267558[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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