This plain japanese paper is lavender purple in color .

The paper washi (from Japanese: wa , Japanese and sh i, paper) refers to traditional Japanese papers made from long fibers mainly from mulberry ( kozo ) .

Find out more about the art of Japanese paper , its manufacturing and its particularities in our blog article: “Japanese Washi paper” .

The particularity of Japanese paper is that it is both very flexible and resistant and that it lends itself wonderfully to all kinds of creative hobbies such as origami, cardboard, scrapbooking or the personalization of objects and of furniture.

Some ideas for creations and DIYs using Japanese paper that you can make : 

• Create a bouquet of paper flowers in volume , following our Origami Volume Flower tutorial - Peach, Cherry and Plum .
  
  You can also find our Creative Paper Flower Kits which include per kit: the quantity of papers needed, nicely matched and cut to useful sizes as well as the supplies you will need to create a bouquet of paper flowers, while being assisted a tutorial to guide you step-by-step in your creation.

• Make origami cranes , this bird so typical of Japanese art, by following this tutorial for folding the origami crane .
  
  Also discover our Crane Garland Kits , which bring together the necessary quantity of paper, nicely matched and cut to useful sizes as well as the specialized materials you will need to create a garland of 7 origami cranes, while being accompanied by a tutorial to assist you step-by-step in your creation.

• Customize a piece of furniture with Japanese paper , using our blog article for help.

Features :

• Reference : U538
  
• Screen printed on the front / white on the back
  
• 2 dimensions available in store or on the e-shop:
  - Large sheet > 96cm by 64cm
  - Half sheet > 48cm by 64cm
• Grammage : 80g/ ^m2
• Made in Japan in traditional factories in the Kyoto provinces
• Delivery in rolls: our half or large sheets are delivered rolled and protected by tissue paper and corrugated cardboard (delivered neither folded nor cut).