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Japanese Silk Paper Christmas Colors (9.44”x9.44”) Craft Paper - Alder & Alouette

Japanese Silk Paper Christmas Colors (9.44”x9.44”)

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DESCRIPTION

Japanese silk paper is a luxuriously soft, strong, and richly colored craft paper. The paper is more firm than regular tissue paper and the colors much brighter, but above all our Japanese Silk Paper is fully FSC-certified.

Our gorgeous Japanese Silk Paper in Christmas Colors is made in Italy for the German Mercurius brand. It comes in 240 sheets of 4 colors and 2 metallic colors. The block is attached on one side like a flip booklet. Each sheet is 9.44 x 9.44 inches (24x24 cm) and detaches easily and is ready for whatever craft adventure lies ahead.  

WHAT ASSORTED COLORS ARE IN THE CHRISTMAS COLORS BLOCK?

056 ultramarine | 091 carmine | 140 white | 200 dark green | 800 silver | 801 gold

 

DETAILS

  • Japanese Silk Paper IN Christmas Colors
  • Mercurius Brand
  • FSC certified source
  • 9.44 x 9.44 inches (24x24 cm), 21 g/m²
  • 240 pages
  • 6 colors
  • Made in Italy

 

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VARIETY TYPES AVAILABLE?

Yes. We also offer Japanese Silk Paper in separate listings as:

 

WHAT IS JAPANESE SILK PAPER?

It’s easy to confuse Japanese silk paper with actual silk paper. Actual silk paper is made using silk fibers.  But Japanese silk paper is not! Japanese silk paper is a thin paper, like tissue paper, but is much stronger and made from plant fibers.

It gets its name from the silky feel of the paper once formed and is made using ancient Japanese techniques. It can be made from fibers of many different plants, including the kōzo plant (Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry tree), the mitsumata (Edgeworthia chrysantha) shrub and the gampi tree (Diplomorpha sikokiana).

Although this is an oversimplification of the process, the pulp from these plants are cooked in an alkaline solution, rinsed, beaten and formed into paper. It can be made today with a machine or using a traditional screen. 

 

WHAT CAN I USE JAPANESE SILK PAPER FOR? 

The resulting tissue paper is surprisingly strong, takes on color beautifully and can be used in a variety of craft and non craft ways. Use it to make paper lanterns, window stars, semi-transparent window scenes, handmade cards, mobiles, collages, decoupage, all those fun preschool arts and crafts projects,…

If it can be made with tissue paper, it can be made with Japanese Silk Paper. 

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