From Rags to Eco Diaries – Recycled Marvel of Rajasthan

Handmade papercraft is traditionally practiced in Sanganer Rajasthan. The history of handmade papercrafts dates back to the 16th century during the Moghul era. It was brought to India by Mughals from Turkey. The early paper artisans made special papers for the Mughal court. In Jaipur, the craft was patronized by Maharaja Sawai Ishwari Singhji to write manuscripts.

Making Process

The process involves several stages including rag chopping, beating, pressing, drying, and cutting. The collected raw material, hosiery cloth is first bleached and then finely chopped into small pieces. Then cloth pieces are mixed with recycled paper and water in a beater to make the pulp. The pulp is evenly poured into a mold that contains two frames. The screen holds the pulp and the water drains out. The wet pulp is transferred to a cloth and pressed to make thick sheets and then dried. This process is repeated until the required uniformity is achieved.  The thickness of the sheet depends on the quantity of pulp taken in the mold. For the colored sheets, the dye is added to the pulp during the beating process. Some sheets are colored after the paper is dried.  Finally, the Motifs are created by adding flower petals, leaves, and grass during the pressing process. The dried papers are inspected for quality and smoothened.

Products

The eco-friendly handmade paper is made without wood. Each sheet of paper is created in the traditional method. Motifs, in addition to the use of natural materials like whole flowers, marigold petals, and grass, are also created by stitching, embossing, painting, and fixing beautifully woven silk cloths on the papers.
We take pride in presenting these authentic eco-friendly handmade paper diaries, notebooks, and photo frames of different shapes with Indian ethnic motifs and design cover.