Chiyogami 869Every 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 aided by paste and "Kojiro" (soy bean juice)

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

are stored in bolts

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

Our Chiyogami papers

making them ideal for covering books and boxes

Using traditional kimono-printing techniques

The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong

They will easily flatten out when rolled in the opposite direction

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

Using persimmon-dyed kozo as the stencils