Turn those hoarded rolls of washi tape into cute Christmas ornaments in minutes. These simple wooden tag washi tape ornaments ...

When you’re wading through Pinterest ideas in search of your next big project, you come across a lot of junky knick knacks. This unfortunate situation sometimes makes it hard to decipher which DIYs ...

HIDAKA, Kochi Prefecture--A small manufacturer of Japanese paper here has won a global following by producing what is reputed to be the world’s thinnest traditional washi paper. With a thickness of ...

Paper has been an intimate part of Japanese culture for more than a millennium. Handmade washi paper has a warm texture, as well as a resilience and durability that belie its remarkable thinness.

ECHIZEN, Fukui Prefecture--A “grand experiment” has kicked off here to preserve manga paintings for 1,000 years using special “washi” paper from the town. The aim is to determine for how long the ...

Washi tape, for the uninitiated, is a decorative masking tape that comes in pretty much every pattern, color and embellishment you can dream up. Because it is made of natural fibers, you can stick it ...

Given the way artists describe the properties of washi - Japanese handmade paper - you'd think it was a brand new, space-age material. For Nancy Jacobi, who founded The Japanese Paper Place in Toronto ...

A washi designer combines huge sheets of washi with lighting to enliven open architectural spaces. Stoles made from dyed, washi-woven textile are the amalgamation of traditional Kyoto chic. An apparel ...

Echizen City in Fukui Prefecture is a major center for washi paper production. There, papermaker Igarashi Masami created "Food Paper," combining produce like potatoes or onions – mainly discards and ...