Lotka Paper

Flower Seed Lotka Paper	Handmade Gift Wrap Paper
Handmade Lotka Invitation Wraps	Computer Printer Lotka Paper

Lotka is made in the highlands of Nepal by rural craftspeople.

The Daphne bush is farmed and harvested from 3-4 year old plants that are cut down and stripped of their bark to become the raw material from which the sheets are formed. The plant is not destroyed when cut down, it regenerates from the root. Once the bark is removed, the cane like stick is dried and used to heat the villagers homes. All of the water used in the paper production is reclaimed and reused. The bark is beaten by hand and boiled to break it down to a pulp (where it is mixed in with recycled pulp and paper scrap collected from the card and envelope manufacturing process) that is then poured into screens to form the sheets. These sheets are then dried in the sun. The whole process is not only earth friendly but also provides a large community with a healthy enterprise.

Lotka Seed Paper Invitation With Print

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