SUNN HEMP pure fibre HMF, 56x76cm, 90gr, λείο

Traditional Islamic paper from North India made from raw sunn hemp fibre. Handmade on a chapri, a grass stem screen, the impression of the screen is visible on the sheet as a laid pattern. Sheets are dried on a plaster wall and surface sized with wheat starch. The paper is pressed between zinc sheets to make the smooth surface and burnished with agate stone. Vegan.

This paper is made for Khadi Papers by Mahomed Hussain Kagzi, perhaps the last surviving maker of traditional Islamic paper.

The paper is used for calligraphy and fine brush and pen work.