Nepalese (Himalayan) Mountain Paper - Natural Lokta Handmade Paper.
These are traditional Nepalese mountain papers made from lokta bark fibre (daphne bholua). This is a native plant which grows at high altitude in the Himalayan forests. This fibre is a renewable resource. Plants are cropped above ground level and can be reharvested after 3-4 years.
The bark fibre is boiled with an alkali to break down the lignin and then beaten with a wooden hammer on a flat stone.
Nepalese mountain papers are made by mixing the pulp with water and pouring onto a floating wooden frame covered with a fine cotton mesh. The paper is dried on the frame. This is the most primitive way of making paper, unchanged for nearly 1000 years.
Himalayan papers are not sized but the fibre is naturally non-absorbent and these papers are ideal for pen & ink and a range of printmaking techniques.
Priced per sheet.
MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITY 5 SHEETS OF PAPER FROM ACROSS OUR RANGE SO YOU CAN MIX AND MATCH. (A few exceptions apply, eg. glassine, mulberry and cartridge papers).