When you’re wading through Pinterest ideas in search of your next big project, you come across a lot of junky knick knacks. This unfortunate situation sometimes makes it hard to decipher which DIYs ...

Washi tape can also be used to create unique wall art that reflects your personal style. Simply arrange the tape in ...

ECHIZEN, Fukui Prefecture--A “grand experiment” has kicked off here to preserve manga paintings for 1,000 years using special “washi” paper from the town. The aim is to determine for how long the ...

HIDAKA, Kochi Prefecture--A small manufacturer of Japanese paper here has won a global following by producing what is reputed to be the world’s thinnest traditional washi paper. With a thickness of ...

In this video I unbox a package of gorgeous washi tapes from The Washi Tape Shop and share each design up close. From bright ...

Paper has been an intimate part of Japanese culture for more than a millennium. Handmade washi paper has a warm texture, as well as a resilience and durability that belie its remarkable thinness.

Washi tape, for the uninitiated, is a decorative masking tape that comes in pretty much every pattern, color and embellishment you can dream up. Because it is made of natural fibers, you can stick it ...

Given the way artists describe the properties of washi - Japanese handmade paper - you'd think it was a brand new, space-age material. For Nancy Jacobi, who founded The Japanese Paper Place in Toronto ...

Many of us take what were once luxuries for granted – clean water from our taps, a warm bed or a hot meal, for example. So it may not cross our minds what a luxury commodity paper was only a few ...

Type “washi tape” into Google and you’ll see just how popular this stuff has become for the DIYers everywhere. You can decorate furniture, walls, pretty much anything. The appeal comes from the ...