Chiyogami 920Every sheet of our stunning Japanese Chiyogami paper is meticulously produced by hand. The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens. The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong, soft and versatile decorative paper ideal for many different applications! To learn more about how Chiyogami is made, click here. Chiyogami,

A father and son make our Arashi papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village

Washi is the word for traditional papers made by hand

Each sheet is formed

or mitsumata fibres

was developed in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867)

and aided by paste and "Kojiro" (soy bean juice)

While beautiful and decorative – perfect for framing – these papers are also incredibly strong

are used primarily in the making of washi

making them ideal for covering books and boxes

the pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long-lasting colour and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by hand

5 x 11" hand cut sample of this paper is available with free shipping to North America

Kozo (mulberry) is said to be the masculine element