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THAILAND

Papermaking in Thailand has been practiced for many centuries. Their influences came from the North, having learned the papermaking processes from both Japan and Korea. Most Thai papers use kozo fiber which is plentiful and grows quickly in Thailand. Because of the warm climate, the kozo that is harvested produces sheets that are highly absorbent and have a soft and spongy touch.

As in other Asian cultures, Thai papers were primarily made by small clans of isolated people that lived in rural areas near to the necessary raw materials. Because of political unrest, during the years 1930-1970, papermaking neared extinction as the numbers of households fled from these areas. Fortunately, over the past decade, papermaking has once again emerged. Today, Thailand manufactures a vast array of traditional and inventive decorative sheets. The industry has now relocated within the major cities where it provides employment for many skilled craftspeople and consolidates the work forces for both machine made and handmade practices.

BANANA BARK - machine made of kozo with large chunks of banana bark, 2 deckles.

sheets 26 x 37" $2.40 / each

MANGO - machine made of kozo embedded with mango leaves.

sheets 26 x 37" $2.40 / each

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BATIK - handmade of abaca.  4 deckles.

All thumbnails reflect full size sheets

BATIK RAINDROPS - handmade of abaca. Off-white background with wax polka dots. 4 deckles.

Sheets are 21 x 31"  $6.40 / each

CAL LING DESIGNS - Machine-made sheets with threads and cloth. Designed by  Cal Ling of California. 2 deckles.

sheets are 25 x 37"  $5.50 / each

SEE MORE PATTERNED PAPERS

USA Silkscreens; Maziarczyk Paste Papers; Chinese Brocades; 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; India Aztec; India Batik & Block Prints; Gingham; Metallic Batik; India Pulp Marble & Tie Dye; India Marbles; Patterned Plastics; Velour Patterns; Ja Ja Metallics; Bertini; Rossi; Spanish Garabato; Optix; Evergreen Printed Marbles; Brookfield Decoratives

sheets are 25 x 37"  $3.50 / each

MORE BOTANICAL PAPERS

Lokta w/asparagus; Lokta w/Totalo petals; Lokta w/grass blades; Lokta w/long life Seedflowers; Lokta w/Petals; Lokta w/Nettles; Oiled Lokta Dhupi & Leaf; Oiled Lokta Amala Leaves; Thai Garden Series; Thai Kozo w/Inclusions; Thai Raintree Leaves; Thai Tamarind Dyed; India Maple Leaf Laminated; Nature's Impressions; India Floral Text; Mughal Rose Cover; Desert Blue Flowers; Desert Grass; Desert Red Rose Petals; Sanganer Garden; White w/Blue Flowers; Washi Wove Bamboo; Washi Wove Amla Leaves; Fantasy w/Maple Leaves; Unryushi Benibana

CHIRI & NATURAL PAPERS

Machine-made sheets of kozo with inclusions.

BANANA MASH 

25 x 37" $2.40

CHIRI UNRYU HEAVILY SPECKLED

25 x 37" $2.40

CHIRI UNRYU LIGHTLY SPECKLED

25 x 37" $2.40

CHIRI UNRYU MOMI HEAVYWEIGHT

25 x 35" $6.20

KOZO & CHIRI

25 x 37" $2.40

NATURAL BIG BAMBOO

25 x 37" $2.40

CLOUDS - hand made of 100% kozo.  4 deckles.

25 x 37"  $4.60 / each

EMBOSSED CROCODILE - kozo sheets coated with leather-like, semi-gloss color and embossed.

24 x 36"  $5.20 / each

EMBOSSED FLOWERS - handmade, kozo embossed stained with pastel color.

24 x 36"  $4.40

BANKGOK DAILY NEWS - machine made of kozo with pieces of the Bangkok newspaper.

25 x 37"  $2.40

THAILAND NEWS - machine made of kozo with pieces of the Bangkok newspaper.

25 x 37"  $2.40