Chiyogami 907Every 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,

These papers are especially lovely when layered with another paper or used in a way that allows light to shine through them

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handmade translucent paper features a simple tone-on-tone leaf pattern

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

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

In Japanese Akebono means 'dawn' and after seeing these delicate

To learn more about how Katazome-shi is made

Soft wisps of variegated kozo are added to a finer pulp to create a texture and colour reminiscent of a morning sky

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5 x 11" hand cut sample of this paper is available

soft and versatile decorative paper ideal for many different applications

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