Hand-made edge paper, cotton is soft, thick and delicate, light yellow in color, and feels the same on both sides; Machine-made selvage paper is thinner and more brittle than hand-made selvage paper, with a smoother side and a slightly rough side, and the price is of course cheaper than hand-made selvage paper.
Process difference
Hand-made edge paper can only be made through a series of processes, such as selecting materials, soaking, beating, fishing paper, drying, separating sheets, sorting, folding and packaging. It is very fine and slow, so the output of hand-made edge paper is not high and the price is relatively expensive.
Ink difference
Hand-made edge paper is thick, which has a rustling texture when writing and feels good; But writing on machine-made edge paper is easy to draw, and lines are not easy to master.
Distinguish between true and false honey
Fringe paper is not only very suitable for calligraphy practice and creation, but also can be used to distinguish whether honey is good or bad. Insert a chopstick vertically into honey, lift it and put it on tassel paper. If it is real honey, the honey on the tassel paper will be a bead. If mixed with water, the dripping honey will spread around.