Chiyogami 077Every 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

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

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

and decorated by hand

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

and the strongest

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

The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens

soft and versatile decorative paper ideal for many different applications