shifu paper – yarn

you have to see paper and feel it  – it’s difficult to buy online!

while browsing in my favorite art supply store – Opus Art Supplies

I found this – kiraku kozo – handmade Japanese paper

 it is wonderful for shifu, if just a little expensive

it was cut at .4mm, spun and plyed with silk

reeled silk from Bryan in Japan, it gives it shine and texture

the red thread is regular sewing thread to give an idea of how fine the yarn is

the paper is strong, it could have been cut even finer, the silk will make it strong enough for a warp

all sorts of crazy ideas are going around in my head

next I will try dyeing it