This batik print wrapping paper can be used as gift wrapping paper and/or in any arts and craft projects. Our Lokta papers are made from the renewable Lokta plant grown in Nepal. The remarkably strong fibers give it durability and a soft, luscious feel. Batik prints are made using a wax-resist dyeing technique creating unique colors and textures.
Nepalese Lokta paper is made by an ancient art that has remained unchanged for 2000 years, using the bark of Danphe Papyraceal locally called "LOKTA" which flourishes in the Himalayan region of Nepal, above an altitude of 6500 feet.
This process is difficult and time consuming. First of all, the dried bark is pounded to a fine pulp with heavy wooden mallets. The fibers are then soaked in water and heated over fine in large vats until the solution achieves an even consistency. This solution is poured in through and diluted by adding cold water to dissipate the bark of fibers. It is then sifted until a thin even layer of the fibers is collected onto a cotton mesh screen. The screens are placed in the sun until the layer of bark fiber has dried. The process is completed when sheets of paper can be peeled from the screens.
Various of paper are made either by dyeing the fibers while being heated, or by adding different elements such as flower petal, bark, or grass after the solution has been sifted onto the screens. Other papers are also made by using a different base material, such as the leaves of the banana plant. The process of making LOKTA paper is completely natural.
Today, the art of paper making has been preserved in various workshops, where Nepalese woman are provided their own income while learning a traditional skill.
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