Canal Paper machine-made
We make this paper at the mill on our Fourdrinier machine. We use fibers left from clothing industry offcuts, white tee-shirts, blue denim and flax straw from farmers.
The sheets are 21½” x 30” and the direction of the grain is the 30” length.
Rags in colours
We make these papers using the colour of the rags. We do not bleach or cook the fibers, but just mix our rags pallets: a good ecological choice. Colours vary from batch to batch. When looking at some of these papers, a depth of colour is created by the mixed strands of cotton fiber.
Farmer’s waste
The flax grown in Canada is grown for seeds, not for linen fabric. When the seeds are harvested, the straw that is left will not compost in the field and has to be removed. We make these rough papers mixing the beaten straw with rags.
Found fibers
Rag dealers contact us when find something they think might interest us. A shipment of welcome mats leftover pieces made it’s way to the mill a few years ago. Any white or natural linen leftovers are treasured.
| Weight varies according to fibers used. |
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| 55.5 x 76 cm (22” x 30”) |
| Available colours: | ||
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 1 White cotton |
 2 Cream cotton |
 4 Grey cotton |
 10 Silk on white |
 20 Blue denim |
 25 Black denim |
 30 Peat moss |
 31 Autumn leaves |
 40 Jute and cotton |
 50 Flax and cotton |
 51 Ontario flax |
 52 Turquoise flax |
 53 Grey flax |
 54 Red flax |
 55 Mustard flax |
 60 Sisal cream |
 61 Sisal coffee |
 62 Sisal cucumber |
 63 Sisal currants |
 65 Tan linen wrapper |
 66 White linen wrapper |
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