Arashi Mixed Blue 359 handmade paper makes for a

handmade paper makes for a truly beautiful pattern

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

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

The inner barks of three plants

Arashi Mixed Blue 359 handmade paper makes for aA dense and extremely strong handmade kozo paper. The fibres in Arashi are coarse and variegated. Arashi translates as storm, which very appropriately describes this paper most often used for collage and chigiri e. A father and son make our Arashi papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village. Washi is the word for traditional papers made by hand. The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting with the harvest and