Chiyogami 740Every 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,

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

To learn more about how Katazome-shi is made

these elegant bold patterned papers were developed in Kyoto during the 20th century by an inspired soul

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

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

making them ideal for covering books and boxes

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

"Katazome-shi" literally means stencil-dyed papers

They will easily flatten out when rolled in the opposite direction

Every sheet of our stunning Japanese Chiyogami paper is meticulously produced by hand

Not all papers are stocked in store - For more information on when your order may be ready to ship or pick up please click here

Using persimmon-dyed kozo as the stencils