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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.

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MANGO - machine made from 100% kozo. Solid color sheets embedded with translucent natural tone mango leaves. The stained version has a tinted background embedded with dyed mango leaves. 2 deckles; neutral pH.

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BATIK - handmade of abaca. Off-white background scattered with wax and multi-colored batiked designed. 4 deckles.

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

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BIRD'S NEST - machine-made very thick, spongy, heavily textured surface filled with grass and bark scraps. No deckles.

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

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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

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

BANANA MASH - machine made of kozo with many fine pieces of banana bark giving the sheet its rough texture and its natural color. 2 deckles.

CHIRI UNRYU HEAVILY SPECKLED (HS) - machine made from 100% kozo. Solid toned background peppered with mulberry bark; neutral pH. 2 deckles.

CHIRI UNRYU LIGHTLY SPECKLED (LS) - machine made from 100% kozo. Solid natural background lightly peppered with mulberry bark; neutral pH. 2 deckles.

CHIRI UNRYU MOMI HEAVYWEIGHT (HW) - machine made from 100% kozo. Natural or Moss Green sheets peppered with mulberry bark and then creped. Neutral pH.

GRASS - machine made from kozo with natural, dark toned grass fibers.

KOZO & CHIRI - machine made from 100% kozo. Neutral pH. Heavyweight with large swirls of long, silky fibers and flecks of mulberry bark. 2 deckles. White.

NATURAL FIBERS - machine made from 50% kozo, 50% recycled paper. White background embedded with various leaves. No deckles.

NATURAL BIG BAMBOO - machine made from 100% kozo. White translucent sheet embedded with green bamboo leaves. 2 deckles.

CRINKLED WITH GOLD - handmade from 100% kozo. Solid color sheets are hand creped and dry-brushed with metallic gold.

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CLIMBING VINES - machine made 100% kozo, white Unryu sheets screen printed with translucent color in a vine pattern

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CLOUDS - machine made of 100% kozo. Swirls of white kozo fibers resemble clouds. 4 deckles.

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

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EMBOSSED FLOWERS - handmade, white kozo embossed with a flower pattern and lightly stained with pastel color to emphasize the depth of the embossing.

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