When I want to create some papers with cotton in it, I have used the cotton as is, raw as. I also have boiled the raw cotton then beating it, by hand with a large wooded mallet, dry it, then go through the dyeing process, any cotton dye, to make your favourite colours in your papers, I find this is a way of getting really consistent texture, I add small amounts of the cotton into the moving blender top, with some office waste also with a little dye in it, this is one of my loveliest creations. I use about 30% cotton with office waste to make these great colours. ...