RAINBOW ROAD TRADING COMPANY Fall 2008
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HAND-MADE PAPER FROM INDIA
ery professional papers. Smooth and strong, 100% recycled rag paper. Acid free. Silk, linen, and hemp rag is often added to the cotton base.
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HAND-MADE PAPER FROM NEPAL
his hand-made sun-dried paper is made from branches of the Daphne bush, locally known as ‘lokta’. The partial harvesting does not harm the plant, and some of the Daphne bushes have been supplying fiber for 200 years. The family that makes this paper has been producing traditional paper for generations. It is acid-free, soft, long lasting, non-tearing and insect proof (used by the Nepalese government to keep valuable records).
SMALL JOURNAL.
Single bodhi leaf on cover. 4” by 6”. Traditionally bound with rough lokta paper. Natural and navy, two tone grey, two tone brown. $6.
MINI BOOK.
Traditionally bound, 2.5” by 3”. Covers are block print lokta paper (lotus design etc), many lovely colours. Perfect for purse, pocket or beside the telephone. $3. Min of 10. Comes with free handmade paper display box.
Rainbow Road Trading Company 133 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, V8K 2T3 tel/fax: 250-537-0057
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X-LARGE JOURNAL/PHOTO ALBUM/SKETCH OR SCRAP BOOK.
14 x 11.5 inches with smooth 100% cotton watercolour/sketch paper pages. Handy screw binding makes pages removable. Stunning block print cover. Silver leaf tendrils on dark grey. Gold fish print on parrot green. Gold sun pattern on terra cotta. Silver stars on dark blue. $18.
LOKTA PAPER BAGS.
Lunch bag style, 5” x 10”, plain off white lokta paper. $.75. min 12.
SCRAPBOOKING PACKS.
100% acid-free Indian handmade cotton paper. Six pieces of paper plus embellishments or 9 pieces of colour co-ordinated paper. $5.
Rainbow Road Trading Company 133 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, V8K 2T3 tel/fax: 250-537-0057
[email protected]
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STATIONERY PACKAGES
Handmade recycled cotton & hemp “floral” paper from India. All stationery comes in packages of 20 in the following colours: Blue aster, aster blush, hemp, hemp with rose petal, marigold with herbs on yellow paper, cornflower. Suitable for laser printers. Pre-cut sheets. 8.5” x 11”. $4.50 ( $0.22/sheet). Business envelopes. 9” x 4.5”. $4.50 ( $0.22/each). Invitation envelopes. * 6” x 4.5”. $7.00 ( $0.35/each). Invitation sheets, text weight. 8” x 5.5”. $4.50 ( $0.22/each). Invitation sheets, card stock. 8” x 5.5”. $5.50 ( $0.28/each). Small folded card. 4.5” x 3”. $5.00 ($ 0.25/each). Small envelopes (to fit folded card). $5.00 ( $0.25/each). Extra large envelope. 9” x 6” (fits invitation sheets flat). $10 ($0.50/each). *Invitation envelopes also come in solid (lokta) colours of cornflower blue, rose, olive green (for marigold papers), dark brown (for plain hemp paper), & plum purple (for aster papers).
INDIVIDUAL SHEETS OF HANDMADE PAPER INDIA PAPER IN 22” x 30” SHEETS Cotton floral designs. Page weight. $2. Card stock. $2.50.
NEPALESE LOKTA PAPER IN SHEETS (all sheets 20” x 32”) Reversible card stock lokta. Wine, moss green, hot pink, real red, Tibetan sky blue, black, royal blue, yellow. $2.80. Sun image lokta. Many designs & colours.. $3. Embossed lokta. Lotus or floral designs. $3. Lokta page weight natural. $1.25. Lokta 5 grm natural. $.75.
Rainbow Road Trading Company 133 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, V8K 2T3 tel/fax: 250-537-0057
[email protected]
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