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Awagami Sketchbooks

Awagami's home of Tokushima is the birthplace of Japanese organic Indigo where farmers have been cultivating it for centuries. The humble beauty of Indigo was revived during the 1965 Japanese folk-crafts or Mingei" movement that also led to a new international appreciation for this natural hue. The hand-dyed Indigo Danzome (wave) appearance of the book covers represents the varying tones of blue seen in a single ocean wave. The Indigo Bokashi (crinkled) appearance of the book covers will vary slightly from book to book as a result of being individually hand-dyed. The Orihon (accordion-fold) style book features covers finished with Indigo dyed 30gsm Japanese "lampshade" paper and contains 40 pages of 81gsm Hosho paper suitable for all drawing and writing media.

The Awagami Kakishibu collection features natural Persimmon tannin dyed book covers in Shima (striped) or solid brown designs. The rich brown Persimmon pigment has been used for waterproofing Japanese paper umbrellas for thousands of years and has now has come back into fashion as an eco-friendly colorant for clothing and accessories. The Orihon (accordion-fold) style book features covers finished with Persimmon dyed 42gsm Kozo paper and contains 40 pages of 81gsm Hosho paper suitable for all drawing and writing media.

The bamboo paper in Awagami sketchbooks is a fine organic choice for artist and designer alike, exhibiting notable benefits and advantages over cotton based papers. The luxurious texture of Bamboo paper is similar to silk and softer than cotton, making it an excellent choice for drawing in pencil, sumi-ink, pastel and gouache. Contains 70% bamboo fibre plus 30% mixed recycled washi fibre. 100% acid free. Made in Japan with no fluorescent bleaching. 

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AW8222981 AW8222981 AWAGAMI INDIGO WAVE ACCORDION BOOK SMALL. 92 x 122mm 14 Login For Price
AW8222982 AW8222982 AWAGAMI INDIGO CRINKLE SMALL ACCORDION BOOK. 92 x 122mm 31 Login For Price
AW8223981 AW8223981 AWAGAMI WAVE INDIGO ACCORDIAN BOOK LARGE. 122 x 183mm 18 Login For Price
AW8223983 AW8223983 AWAGAMI INDIGO CRINKLE ACCORDION BOOK LARGE 122 x 183mm 8 Login For Price
AW8225201 AW8225201 AWAGAMI ORIHON KAKISHIBU SOLID LARGE BOOK. 122 x 183mm 5 Login For Price
AW8225203 AW8225203 AWAGAMI ORIHON KAKISHIBU STRIPED BOOK LARGE. 122 x 183mm 19 Login For Price
AW8225301 AW8225301 AWAGAMI ORIHON KAKISHIBU SOLID SMALL BOOK. 92 x 122mm 17 Login For Price
AW8225303 AW8225303 AWAGAMI ORIHON KAKISHIBU STRIPED SMALL BOOK. 92 x 122mm 35 Login For Price
AW8374212 AW8374212 *AWAGAMI B5 BAMBOO SKETCHBOOK- MADDER Contains 8 sheets of centre-stapled 250 x 353mm B4 paper to create a 16 page B5 (176x250mm) book. 57 Login For Price
AW8374214 AW8374214 *AWAGAMI B5 BAMBOO SKETCHBOOK - OLIVE. Contains 8 sheets of centre-stapled 250 x 353mm B4 paper to create a 16 page B5 (176x250mm) book. 101 Login For Price
AW8374215 AW8374215 *AWAGAMI B5 BAMBOO SKETCHBOOK - BORDEAUX. Contains 8 sheets of centre-stapled 250 x 353mm B4 paper to create a 16 page B5 (176x250mm) book. 82 Login For Price
AW8374216 AW8374216 *AWAGAMI B5 BAMBOO SKETCHBOOK-DARK INDIGO BLUE Contains 8 sheets of centre-stapled 250 x 353mm B4 paper to create a 16 page B5 (176x250mm) book. 69 Login For Price
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