Chiyogami 930 781 A father and son make

A father and son make our Arashi papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village

Look closely at the pattern of this delicate

or mitsumata fibres

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

Its densely interwoven fibres give it strength and structure while still appearing delicate and lightweight

Chiyogami 930 781 A father and son makeEvery 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,