Cold Pressed, or CP, is a paper surface with a slight texture produced by pressing the finished sheet between cold cylinders. Mainly a term used for watercolor papers. Hot ...

The feathery edge of a paper which is the result of the natural run-off of wet pulp when making handmade and mouldmade paper , or the result of sheets being torn ...

The degree to which a paper will maintain its size and shape when subjected to changes in moisture content and relative humidity. Very important in maintaining registration in printing.

Surface characteristics of paper formed at the wet end of a paper machine, using woven wool or synthetic felts with distinctive patterns to create a texture in the finished sheets.  ...

The arrangement of fibers in a sheet of paper, which can be seen by holding a sheet of paper to the light source. The formation is determined by composition of ...

The direction in which a majority of the fibers lie in a finished sheet of paper. Grain direction is determined by the fibers' alignment parallel with the movement of the ...

Papers with a "grid" pattern in the sheet, resulting from the pulp resting against wires on the papermaking screen. "Laid" lines are closely spaced wile "chain" lines are farrther apart ...

A common misnomer used to describe Asian papers. There are no papers actually made from rice - these papers are typically made of Kozo, Mulberry, Gampi or Mitsumata.

Of the papers listed on the site, the following are mouldmade : Arches Arturo Fabriano Elle Erre ...

All paper has two distinctly different sides. With mould made paper they are called the 'felt' and 'mould' (or 'wire') sides. The 'felt' side relates to the top side of the ...