I make my handmade paper from recycled Braille paper (for high quality 100% cotton white pulp), blended cotton fabric pulp (from blue jeans and t-shirts), and recycled colored office papers. To these I add a variety of native plant materials: grass, corn husk, leaves of daffodil, iris, day lily, blossoms of iris and dahlia, fruits or or vegetative parts from berries, onions, tomatoes, rhubarb, even pumpkins. Some of these additions provide cellulose, some interesting textures, others color. Some colors and plant combinations are seasonal, and may not be available year 'round.
I sell paper in a variety of forms:
*(I have tried making envelopes from handmade paper, using a stencil
over the screen, but the pulp dries and shrinks unevenly, so the envelope is skewed. An interesting
experiment, but that's about all I can say for it.)
Pulp and plant sources for individual sheets are identified on
the package label. I suggest using medium point ballpoint, gel point or rollerball pen for writing.
My paper does not include any sizing compound so fluid inks like fountain pens or felt tips will
"spider." Rubber stamps seem to work pretty well, however.
This is the wild and crazy, deeply colored or textured paper, great as an accent or mounting matte,
but difficult to write on. Pulp and plant sources for individual sheets are
identified on the package label.
Perfect for smaller projects or to experiment with a wider variety of colors and textures.
We don't list the specific sheet compositions on the Accents package label--for one thing,
there's not enough room; for another, many of these were experiments, and I don't always recall what
I used...
Every now and again the mood hits me and I make a lot of the large sized sheets, more than I can
use for journal covers. Weights can vary from thin to substantial, textured to not so
much, colors may include iris blooms, office paper recycle, natural dyes. You'll just have to ask!