Chiyogami 863 776 In Japanese Akebono means ‘dawn’

In Japanese Akebono means ‘dawn’ and after seeing these delicate

fashionable kimono textiles being produced in the Yuzen area of Kyoto inspired the papermakers to produce small-scale paper imitations intended for use on dolls and tiny household items

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For this reason

The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting with the harvest and preparation of kozo

Chiyogami 863 776 In Japanese Akebono means ‘dawn’Every sheet of our stunning Japanese Chiyogami paper is meticulously produced by hand. The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens. The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong, soft and versatile decorative paper ideal for many different applications! To learn more about how Chiyogami is made, click here. Chiyogami,