Handmade paper from Nepal. Lokta is strong and versatile. It can be painted on with most media but also drawn on. It can be cut, stamped and of course glued, it is a great paper for paper crafters, collage artists, decoupage and bookmakers, as well as for printmaking. You can use the lighter weight paper to make your own handmade special gift wrap or for other decorative uses. Lokta is made from the Daphne plant. It is seasonally harvested from the base of the Himalayas and grows back each year. It is then hand process and made into pulp, the same way it has been made for centuries. Textured Lokta papers are folded, crinkled, embossed and otherwise manipulated while the pulp is wet to form textures. The paper is manipulated with the dye in it, getting the dye to fill in darker in the creases. Each side of a sheet is different, and you might find you like the back better, or not. The sheets might be slightly smaller than stated due to process Photo is a 4" x 4" section of the sheet