papyrus is used to make baskets, boats, sandels, and paper.
Well, papyrus is really a plant, but papyrus paper is woven from reeds of this plant.
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For an excellent article about how to make paper from papyrus, see the Related Link below. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus
The Egyptians did not make Papyrus. Papyrus is a plant that the Egyptians used to make a writing material like paper.