Handmade hemp paper (Cannabis Sativa L.)

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: Yes! We have handmade hemp paper! : Hello there! : We are wholesalers of handmade hemp paper (Cannabis Sativa L). : We sell high quality large 20 inch square sheets of 100% handmade hemp paper! There is nothing else like it on the market today! : In appreciation of the pure artistic beauty of the hemp paper medium, and to help preserve a dying tradition, we offer these unique hemp papers to the global marketplace. These high quality sheets are formed on the basis of fair trade and environmental sustainability. From a small rural village in China we have slowly carved a niche into today’s modern marketplace. : These unique papers are currently archived in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. They are included in Silvie Turner’s “The Book of Fine Paper” and also used to wallpaper The Planet Hemp Store in Soho NYC. : They have intrinsic value and individual characteristics and cannot be copied. In China our Hemp papers are now used as security to guarantee both the authenticity and quality of tea products wrapped within. : We began this project in 1992 hoping to recreate hemp paper as it was originally made over two thousand years ago. From an historical perspective, hemp’s role in the dissemination of information and knowledge in early Chinese civilization is unparalleled. As an easily available and fantastically durable material, hemp’s egalitarian effect was nothing less then revolutionary. Silk is too expensive for everyday use, and other materials like bamboo and mulberry are highly susceptible to bugs and molds and simply don’t last. Surviving samples of hemp paper on the other hand date from around 140-87 B.C. In an age of handwritten documents, hemp’s quality of permanence was a crucial link to the future. The first paper money was originally printed on hemp for these same reasons of lastingness. : Our version of hemp paper is acid free just like the Original. A thousand years from now, given favorable conditions, these sheets will still remain intact. No other storage medium can make that claim! : Our grass roots experiment in eco-sustainability and the viable preservation of this traditional art is made possible with your support! : : Material: 100% Hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) : Applications include: Archival, Bookarts, Decorative, Artistic, Media, and Constructive. : Characteristics: Strong, Lustrous, Durable. Long Fibered, Absorbent, Deckle edged, Acid free. : Sheets we glued together as window cover many years ago have softened into an unwoven cloth from constant putting up and taking down. Still it remains strong as ever and so supple the slightest breeze makes it dance. : Sheet Size and weight: Approximately 52cm. x 52cm. (20”x20”) at 15-18 grams per sheet. : Wholesale Prices: 100 sheet $175 ($1.75 per sheet) : 300 sheets $450 ($1.50 per sheet) : 500 sheets $625 ($1.25 per sheet) : 500+sheets please contact us for pricing. : (Shipping not included) : Please note: We are committed to offering the lowest wholesale margins available. China is a large and volatile market and prices fluctuate very quickly. Some Black Teas due to a sudden popularity have experienced a tenfold price increase almost overnight. Conversely the value of the U.S. Dollar is set to decrease dramatically against the Chinese Yuan. Invest today in handmade Hemp paper and help this ancient art continue to thrive! : Above quoted prices are available till October 07’. : : Contact: R. Darren Novak : Email: chunshang@lycos.com : : : :

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