Chiyogami Blue & Brown Crane Decorative Papers_Chiyogami building a box for a

building a box for a set of books

depending on desired viscosity

This booklet stands alone as a great introduction to basic and advanced box making

step-by-step guide to the craft of hand bookbinding

this embossed organic pattern has more of a cast paper feel because the detail is so exquisite

Chiyogami Blue & Brown Crane Decorative Papers_Chiyogami building a box for aThe Blue & Brown Crane Chiyogami is a luxurious hand printed paper using the silk screen technique. In this laborious process each color is applied using a separate screen. sometimes as many as 12 colors, including gold or other metallics. Japanese Chiyogami is a very cooperative (to glue) and beautiful paper that is an excellent choice for bookbinding, box making, book arts, collage, greeting cards, origami, invitations, as posters, jewelry, and so