The story of genuine paper happened in what is now the People's Republic of China. Similar to the indigenous people of Egypt, the Chinese had, almost five thousand years ago, brought out a type of pictographic writing. They too had been making use of several types of objects to write upon, notably lengths of bamboo and woven silk and it is possible that the barkcloth they were making for other purposes derived from the Paper. Mulberry was made use of too.
Historical documentation leads us to believe that in 105 years after the birth of Christ an official called Tsai Lung, developed usable paper, although it is clear from finds by archaeologists that in fact it was in existence in China for more than likely two hundred years prior to him.
Back in ancient times setting down words or pictograms was mainly done on some derivative of bamboo or on pieces of silk, which were called Ji in those days. Nonetheless the soaring cost of silk and bamboo being very weighty, these materials were not of great use. At this time Tsai Lun came up with the idea of utilizing the bark from trees, hemp, fish nets, and rags. In 105AD he submitted a report to the emperor with regard to the process of paper making and received many accolades for his ability. Consequently, since that time paper has been in use all over the world and is called the "paper of Marquis Tsai".
Whether this historical reference is Marquis Tsai's entitlement, will likely never be known! Nevertheless the main factor is that the discovery was made that if they pounded particular substances derived from plant matter in to a paste, oust impure materials, put the paste in water, sieve it onto fabric sheets and allow it to dry. When it dried, it calcified into a firm, durable sheet that turned out to be decidedly light, and provided that it did not get wet, turned out to be surprisingly dense.
This most straightforward of papermaking techniques is even now in use in exactly the same way around Tibet and Nepal, the first regions to make use of the craft from South East Asia. A simple frame utilizes a cotton cloth made to stretch over a side, very watery grume is emptied into the opposite end and moved around until it is even. It is then left hanging that will enable the liquid to drain out of it and the mache to dry in to a paper sheet which may be taken off.
As time passed an extremely talented developer came to the conclusion that constructing a frame with ribs and putting a delicate removable bamboo mat over this, would let the paper-making process to be accelerated incredibly. Rather than utilizing a single mould for every sheet of parchment, consequently severely limiting the number of sheets that can be made at one time, a stack of sieved mash could be built up a layer at a time, with just a piece of cotton thread between them which would help with later separation. The stack would then be squeezed very slightly, and each layer of mush shifted to a dry place.