Chiyogami 897 856c 5 x 11" hand cut

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

The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting with the harvest and preparation of kozo

"Katazome-shi" literally means stencil-dyed papers

such as tea tins

such as cranes for long life and plum blossoms and pine boughs for beauty and longevity

Chiyogami 897 856c 5 x 11" hand cutEvery 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,