WRITING PAPERS
100, 140, & 160gsm Multi-Media Paper
An excellent quality all-purpose paper suitable for writing, drawing, fountain pens, and mixed-media journalling. It is soft white in colour and uncoated with a very light tooth. The 140gsm is our most popular choice, offering the least amount of show-through from front to back and still a good number of pages.
140gsm Standard Paper
An excellent quality all-purpose paper suitable for writing, drawing, fountain pens, and mixed-media journalling. It is soft white in colour and uncoated with a very light tooth. This is our most popular choice, offering the least amount of show-through from front to back and still a good number of pages.
120gsm Extra Smooth
This extra smooth paper is ideal for juicy fountain pens and brush lettering without wearing on your nibs. With 20% cotton blended in, the surface is buttery smooth but uncoated so there is no unpleasant slickness or long drying times. Page counts are the same as our 140gsm standard paper, but the finished books and inserts are considerably thinner due to the lighter weight and higher compression of the surface.
135gsm Coloured Paper
Our coloured papers are a lovely thickness with the perfect amount of tooth for beautiful work in graphite, coloured pencil, charcoals, pastels, and other dry media. (Some ink work is also lovely, though we don’t recommend it for super juicy inks as the paper is not treated for wet media).
Currently, we carry a total of 21 colours including white!
All of our writing papers are available in a variety of patterns (apart from the black coloured paper):
- Blank
- Ruled (Fine 5mm or Wide 6.5mm)
- Dot Grid (Micro 3.5mm, Standard 5mm or Large 7mm)
- Full Grid (Micro 3.5mm, Standard 5mm or Large 7mm)
We are also able to do specialist patterns such as isometric, french grid, & calligraphy on request!
ARTIST PAPERS
100, 140, & 160gsm Multi-Media Paper
Our popular writing papers are all excellent choices for drawing, painting, art journalling, and scrapbooking as well! Acid-free, archival, and internally sized to handle watercolour and other wet media.
225gsm Watercolour Paper
A superb acid-free paper suitable for watercolour and other wet-media. Our watercolour paper has a NOT finish (slightly rough) and is a mid-white shade. It holds without fraying even through repeated layering and scrubbing.
Finally, all of our papers (standard and watercolour) are acid- and chlorine- free to ensure the longest possible lifetime for your precious work.
Still not sure? Try our Paper Samplers!
Hi there, the drop down menu selections dont have many of these paper choices. How do I order fine ruled and tiny grid inserts?
Hi Denise – could you tell which product you are looking at that does not have those options? I will certainly fix it for you!
The standard cover refill booklets don’t have grid size choices. Are they 5mm dots or 7mm?
My apologies that the size option was not showing – it has been updated and you can now choose between 7, 5, and 3.5mm for the dot grid and full grid inserts!
I’m curious how much difference there is between the number of pages for the 100 gsm over the 140 gsm? Roughly how many pages does each have?
Hi there! This varies by the thickness of the book. You can find all of the page counts here in our FAQ, as well as in the details section of most products. 🙂
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How thick are the lay flat journals with the various paper thickness and number of pages? Ex: a chunky / 225gsm would be xxxx cm thick or a slim (least number of pages available) / 100gsm would be xxxx cm thick. Overall size (A5, B6, A6) shouldn’t matter, right?
In general the slim journals are approximately 2 cm, original is 2.5, wide is 3, and chunky is 3.5 cm. This can vary a little – the watercolour and junk journals are just a little thicker, and the 120gsm journals are just a little thinner, but that should give you a good idea for each.