The story of real paper happened in China. Like the Egyptians, the Chinese had, virtually 5,000 years ago, created a style of writing that used pictures. They also had been utilizing several types of things to scribe on, most commonly strips of bamboo and silk woven into a fine fabric and it is possible that the barkcloth they used for other purposes from the Paper. Mulberry was made use of also.
Historical documentation points to the fact that in 105AD a member of the government named Tsai Lung, invented usable paper, although it is clear from archaeological discoveries that actually it was in existence in South East Asia for more than likely two hundred years before Tsai Lung.
In ancient times scribing was generally done on bamboo or occasionally on lengths of silk, which were then called ji. Nevertheless the great price of silk and bamboo being heavy, these two materials were not of great use. Around then Tsai Lun thought of making use of the bark from trees, fish nets, hemp, and rags. In 105 years after the birth of Christ he delivered a report to the emperor on the process of making paper and received many accolades for his idea. Consequently, from those distant days paper has been utilized universally and is known as the "paper of Marquis Tsai".
If this accolade is correct, will likely never be known! However, the important consideration must be that it was found that they could pound particular substances taken from plants in to a mush, take away unwanted substances, float the mush in water, screen it onto textile sheets and allow it to dry. After drying, it consolidated into a firm, resilient sheet that was incredibly light, and providing it did not come into contact with water, proved extremely durable.
It's a fact that this simple of paper making techniques is even now practised in precisely a similar way around Tibet and Nepal, the initial regions to take the craft from what is now the People's Republic of China. A basic frame makes use of a cloth manufactured from cotton pulled and held over one side, watery paste is put into the other end and moved around until it is even. After which it is suspended in order for it to allow the liquid to drain out of it and the mash to dry into a sheet of parchment which will be able to be removed.
As time went by a very clever individual figured that making a frame with ribbing and putting in place a delicate bamboo mat that is removable across it, would let the paper-making process to be quickened incredibly. Rather than using one mould for each sheet of paper, severely restricting the number of sheets that could be manufactured at one time, a stack of sieved grume could be built up layer upon layer, with merely a strip of cotton thread between them which would help with separation at a later time. The stack would then be squeezed very lightly, and every layer of pulp moved to a dry place.