Chiyogami 840Every 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,

and certainly each batch of handmade papers will have slight variations in weight

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

To learn more about how Chiyogami is made

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The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong

The pattern of this delicate

The kozo fibre is an unusually long and durable fibre and contributes to the strength of these seemingly delicate papers

The fashionable kimono textiles being produced in the Yuzen area of Kyoto inspired the papermakers to produce small-scale paper imitations intended for use on dolls and tiny household items

Size: 24 x 36"

It is the most widely used fibre

A dense and extremely strong handmade kozo paper

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