Chiyogami 870Every 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

In Japanese Akebono means ‘dawn’ and after seeing these delicate

Each sheet is formed

"Katazome-shi" literally means stencil-dyed papers

To learn more about how Chiyogami is made

like fabrics

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

While beautiful and decorative – perfect for framing – these papers are also incredibly strong

and decorated by hand

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

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 pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long-lasting colour and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by hand