kyoseishi

February 1, 2020

Pop-Up Paper Groundhog

The Sunday Paper #297
February 2, 2020

Paper of the Week: Kyoseishi from Washi Arts


Kyoseishi (kee-o-say-shi) is a handmade, dyed Japanese paper than has konnyaku starch kneaded into the kozo fibers to strengthen the paper. Kyoseishi means strong paper. …

June 20, 2015

Can you say Kyoseishi?

The Sunday Paper #60 

Featured Paper of the Week:: Kyoseishi from Washi Arts

In the early 1990’s I was determined to go to Japan to learn all about papermaking (I even took Japanese lessons). But alas, I ended up learning …