mould, a small side shake and a greater shake backwards and forwards, something like the shake given to a type case, but less violent, the object being to cause the individual fibres to cross and felt together. The mould is kept perfectly level, or the sheets are thinner at one edge than at the others, the mould is pushed
Fig. 4.—Method of Making Small Sheets on Hand Mould.
along a support by the side of the vat, the deckle removed, and the operations of moulding repeated with the second mould.
The coucher who places the paper upon the felts ready for pressing, or couching, stands to the left of and facing the vatman. He takes the mould, stands it at an angle to drain, and places the mould face downwards upon a felt; the paper remains on the felt,
