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The Sunday Paper #251 March 17, 2019 Congratulations to the Wade Brickhouse, the winner of the Colophon Book Arts Supply Giveaway! Paper of the Week: Japanese Cloud Paper Made from 10% kozo and 90% manila hemp, this cream colored translucent paper features a dreamy cloud like pattern created with soft fibers that “float” throughout the paper. Machine made in a light weight of 27 Continue reading Cloud Paper
The Sunday Paper #250 March 10, 2019 Paper of the Week: Colophon Book Arts Circle Fold Kit In honor of this month’s paper Twelve Months of Paper project (see below), Colophon Book Arts Supply is giving away a small kit that will allow you to make circles and folds then stick them together! A bow compass will create circles in any size, the scissors for Continue reading Circle Fold Kit Giveaway!
The Sunday Paper #249 March 3, 2019 Paper of the Week: Watercolor Paper Oblation Papers & Press has just released a new product: handmade watercolor paper. This soft-white paper is ph-neutral, made from 100% recycled cotton and crafted by hand in their Portland, OR shop. This latest product makes Oblation the only company to manufacture watercolor paper on the west coast, and one of the Continue reading Vegan Watercolor Paper
The Sunday Paper #248 February 24, 2019 Paper of the Week: Online Paper Sale! Twice a year, I clear out my flat files and you get a paper sale. Treat yourself to unique handmade papers that you won’t find anywhere else in the world! Everything is discounted – yippee! The sale ends next Sunday, but there are limited quantities for each package, so order now Continue reading Handmade Paper for Sale!
The Sunday Paper #247 February 17, 2019 Paper of the Week: Envelope Light Catcher If you have a copy of the Twelve Months of Paper Calendar, have you created the February project, the envelope light catcher? If you don’t have a copy of the calendar, I wrote a guest blog post on how to make these a couple of months ago for Stencil Girl Continue reading Honeycomb Paper
The Sunday Paper #246 February 10, 2019 Paper of the Week: Risographed Prints by Kelli Anderson Kelli Anderson, author This Book is a Planetarium, shares some of her genius with us again in a sheet of printed and scored paper. She’s created a folder of pre-scored auxetic folding patterns (yup, I had to look that up too: structures or materials that when stretched, become thicker Continue reading Folding as Tech
The Sunday Paper #245 February 3, 2019 Paper of the Week: Reversible Unryu I love momigami (crumpled paper, traditionally used to make clothing and other items in Japan). This is an affordable commercial variety that is double-sided and cloth-like. It comes in black/red, which you see here, and is also available in four other colorways (sienna/cherry, brown/chiri, white/cream and blue/lime). I folded a strip Continue reading Reversible Paper
The Sunday Paper #244 January 27, 2019 Paper of the Week: Cavellini & Co. Wrap & Posters I see paper everywhere. My local bookstore has a rack of papers that are meant to be gift wrap. This is high quality gift wrap printed on archival paper in Italy. I’m not sure I could use this to wrap a gift! Cavallini & Co. has hundreds of Continue reading Aimee Lee on Paper Talk
The Sunday Paper #243 January 20, 2019 Paper of the Week: Dutch Ornamental Sheets I read about Papillon Papers on the Book Arts Listserv this week, a company run by Madeleine and Vernon Wiering, a daughter and father design team. They call themselves design archaeologists: they dig through the past to find designs and decorated papers and resurrect them by reproducing and reimagining these often Continue reading Dutch Ornamental Sheets
The Sunday Paper #242 January 13, 2019 Paper of the Week: Kaleidoscope Leaves I was in Denver last week and stopped by Mulberry Paper & More’s warehouse. This is a unique online retail store that sells full sheets of paper, but if you don’t want (or need) a full sheet, you can get them in smaller sizes: 6″ x 6″, 8-1/2″ x 11″ and 12″ Continue reading Kaleidoscope Leaves
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