Olino Paperworks has started importing this beautiful paper from Mexico a little while ago. Everybody loves this paper! Amate paper comes from a small community of Otomi native people who are the ones that still keep this ancient paper making tradition going. The paper is created from the bark of the amate wild fig tree (xalama), the nettle tree (jonote), and mulberry (moral). Each type of bark produces a different tone of color, ranging from coffee browns to silvery whites. The pulp from these barks are often combined to produce a swirling marble effect. We first wash the bark, then boil it in a solution of lime juice for several hours, and lay strips on a wooden board. Then we beat the strips until they fuse together to form the desired texture, then dry them in the sun. This acid free paper is a wonderful choice for use in fine art including painting, ink and pastel drawings, crafts, invitations, cards, decoration, wall framed art, bookbinding and wall covering/wall paper.

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Gampi paper is made in the Philippines from bark fibre. The bark comes from the Abaci tree, which looks very much like a banana tree. The exceedingly strong fibres in the bark have made it a much-used raw material for many centuries already. It used to be widely used for making rope and clothes. The long fibre structure provides a beautiful, silky finish that makes this paper  particularly attractive. For the production of paper, other fibres are also added, including Cogon grass. This ‘useless’ weed was discovered as being extremely suitable for paper production.

The stripped bark is boiled and reduced to pulp in large kettles. This pulp is then soaked in water and spread out by hand on large frames. Often dried flowers or leaves are carefully strewn over the wet paper pulp sheets before the screens are stood out in the sun for drying. Once the paper is dry, it is carefully removed from the screens, flattened and checked for any inconsistencies. The paper is now ready to be painted or printed, or to be made into other products.

There are many small businesses in the Philippines that produce Gampi paper. In fact, it is an important local source of income.

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In our collection, you will find a large assortment of handmade paper in smaller sizes, made from different fibres such as hemp, mulberry, gampi, lokta, cotton paper.
The sheets are plain or decorated with fibres or real flowers, with a deckled edge or straight cut edges; they are suitable for different techniques and can be used for many different goals, by artist or artists-to-be. We also supply matching envelopes.

Another of our specialities are extra large sheets- 2.40 x 1.20mtr, in mulberry and lokta paper, and also 20 mtr rolls of thin, 15 - 50 gsm,  plain mulberry paper

Olino Paperworks started importing this paper from Thailand many years (27!) ago. It is made from the bark of the Mulberry tree, which can be peeled off after the rainy season. The bark grows back and can be harvested after some time. Thus, no trees are cut down for this paper. It is acid-free and is decorated with real flowers, fibers or printed. It can be used for many different purposes. Our supplier makes a lot of new variations: mulberry paper mixed with gampi fibers, mulberry paper mixed with the remnants of corn fields or coffee grounds! These last 2 variants are a good example of how we can recycle or re-use left-overs into a very beautiful and environmentally friendly sheet of paper.

Paper making is an important part of the culture and traditions of Bhutan. Such paper used to be made by families at home. Nowadays, a small factory produces the traditional handmade paper in keeping with the old paper-making traditions.The most important basic material for the paper is the bark of Daphne Payri tree and Edgeworthia shrubs. Both grow at great heights in the Himalayan mountains.

Production

The bark is soaked, boiled and rinsed in water. The fibres are sorted according to colour and thickness. They are then reduced to pulp and mixed with water and Hibiscus root. This is a natural gluing agent. The pulp is spread out thinly on a screen made from wood or bamboo. Once the water has been pressed out, the paper is ready for drying.

This type of paper is extremely strong and suitable for multiple purposes. Only natural colouring agents are use, which makes this paper eco-friendly.

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