Notes on 320 gsm Khadi handmade cotton rag papers

Khadi papers are made in the cotton growing district of India, using clean unused cotton offcuts - the odd shapes that are left over once tee-shirts have been cut out of the roll. It is reprocessed into good quality artists' paper in a variety of weights. 320gsm is the best weight for watercolours ~ it has sufficient thickness to avoid curl. It is acid-free and tub sized.It does not quite have the refinement of best quality British made papers, but its heritage makes up for that. We have a page of general notes on Khadi papers which is worth browsing [120729].

Khadi papers in various sizes and weights are available from the shop on our sister site [shop~khadi].

One feature of handmade papers which many craftspeople are keen to preserve is the special edge formed during the manufacturing process. As the paper leaves the wooden frame in which it is moulded the fibre form a slightly rough and jagged edge. This is named the deckle edge after the wooden frame ~ the deckle A similar rough edge is formed when the paper is cut with a paper knife. The more blunt the knife ~ the rougher the edge. I call this cobble-cutting, since I use a cobbler's knife to slice the paper [119688]. The 320gsm Khadi paper is too tough to cut with a blunt knife.

A final point to mention is that handmade papers, such as this, have no particular grain direction ~ an important property for some users.


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