Katazome-shi 060 Size:Half Sheet - 18 x 24" handmade paper

handmade paper

A pretty tone-on-tone pattern of roses climbs across this delicate

For this reason

are stored in bolts

The inner barks of three plants

Katazome-shi 060 Size:Half Sheet - 18 x 24" handmade paper"Katazome shi" literally means stencil dyed papers. Using traditional kimono printing techniques, these elegant bold patterned papers were developed in Kyoto during the 20th century by an inspired soul. Using persimmon dyed kozo as the stencils, and aided by paste and "Kojiro" (soy bean juice), the pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long lasting colour and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by hand. While beautiful and