"Just found this on instructables.com
http://www.instructables.com/id/Model-rocket-recovery-wadding/
Not much to it, except a little time and patience.
Saucer, Wax paper
Toilet paper (as many sheets as sheets of wadding you want)
Borax or baking soda
Water, Measuring cup, Spoon
The TRF posts that followed basically said: "Why bother when there is crepe paper and dog barf?"
Making your own tissue paper wadding seemed like a little too much effort. Still, it's another option.
I make my own from flame resistant crepe paper cut into 4" squares:
http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2011/02/tip-budget-wadding.html
http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2013/02/wadding-alternatives-tip.html
or the extra Estes and Quest wadding pulled from bulk packs of engines.
After a flight session, I pick up wadding (clean up the field) and reuse it when I can.
It's the piece of wadding closest to the engine ejection that's burned through. The upper pieces are rarely burnt.
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