HOME PAGE   ORDER A CATALOG   JOIN OUR MAILING LIST   
SITE MAP   HOW TO ORDER   GLOSSARY   WHICH PAPER?  CONTACT A Us
    CALL US AT 1-800-950-6111 

INDIA

The papers of India are as varied as the culture that produces them, from the wildly vibrant decorative marble papers to the simplicity of the more utilitarian, traditional sheets.

India first learned papermaking through their contacts with China, Japan and Nepal, but developed their own unique style and technique of papermaking based on different artistic requirements and the use of indigenous fibers such as hemp, jute and cotton. These fibers must be prepared differently from kozo or gampi, and necessitated the creation of a different style of moulds and vat for the papermaking process.

India also invented the use of starch as a sizing as well as polishing sheets with an agate burnisher to reduce absorption and hold fine detail. Because of its location as a major hub in the spice and silk trade, India is credited with the introduction of papermaking techniques into the Western World.

Papermaking in India has grown extensively since the 1940's when Gandhi helped to establish the first handmade paper factory in Poona (Pune), utilizing unwanted rags from the garment industry and providing jobs for many of India's poor.

AZTEC BLOCK PRINT - handmade sheets with block-printed design. No deckles.

Patterns:

BATIK SOLID - handmade and hand dyed; no deckles.

Colors:

BATIK SPIRALS - solid color sheets printed from an original batiked patterns.

Colors:

BLOCK PRINTS & SILKSCREENS - Colored papers hand printed with patterns such as paisley, floral, elephant and other traditional Indian patterns.

FIND MORE PATTERNED PAPERS

Click on any link below

USA Silkscreens; Chinese Brocades; Nepal Bamboo; Nepal Floral; Tibetan Cloud; Lhapka Blockprints; Nepal Tie Dye & Batik; Nepal Pulp Marble; Nepal Coins; Nepal Squares; Nepal Stripes; Nepal Sun Dyed; Thai Batik; Chinese Calligraphy; Climbing Vines; Clouds; Floating Leaves; Thai Mulberry Lettering; Thai Marbles; Napa Silkscreens; Paisley; Thai Rock Art; Thai Splatter; Thai Tribal; Metallic Batik; India Pulp Marble & Tie Dye; India Marbles; Patterned Plastics; Velour Patterns; Ja Ja Metallics; Bertini; Rossi; Spanish Garabato; Optix; Evergreen Printed Marble; Brookfield Decoratives

CORAL REEF - the extremely rough surface of these handmades is created by the addition of soap suds in the papermaking vat. As the bubbles pop, the texture remains!

*we have magnified the surface of this color to show the depth of the texture.

INDIA FLOCKED - solid color, machine made sheets with a flocked design of vines and leaves.

Colors:

INDIA HANDMADE DECORATIVES

BUBBLES EMBOSSED - handmade white sheets embossed with lizard-like, bubble pattern and stained with pastel colors to accentuate the embossed texture.

Colors:

SEE MORE SKIN

Click on any link below

Black   Red    White

All Colors     Gsm

22" x 30"      200    $5.00/sh

EMBOSSED ASIAN SHELL - solid, iridescent colors embossed with overall pattern. No deckles.

Colors:

EMBOSSED LEAF - solid, iridescent colors embossed with overall pattern. No deckles.

CRYSTALLIZED MICA - handmade sheets embedded with small particles of sparkling mica. The sheets are then hand-creped, giving them a rough texture. (shown above)

Colors:

DEW DROP - handmade base paper screen printed with a regular pattern of tiny, 3 dimensional metallic beads. No deckles.

Colors: