Hi everyone, Just an update. For shipping to France, I can't really recommend The Origami Source. It's not their fault, but there were hidden costs that ended up hitting me with my order.
I ordered 5 packs of 10" Kami at $13.50 each, which came to $67.50. The shipping added another $79.15, which I was OK with because I desperately want that paper! But then the delivery person charged me $30 for taxes on bringing the stuff into the country. So the grand total ended up being $176.65, or over $35 per pack. Ouch! Of course it's not The Origami Source's fault, but still, ouch! :-) Still very grateful for all the help everyone gave!! If anyone hears of any other EU-specific sources like https://viereck-verlag.de etc, I'd love to learn about those, since it would probably lower the cost a bit. Be well, Zack On Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 8:04 AM Zack Brown <zacha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks a lot everyone! > > I got some great suggestions and put in orders at 3 different places for > exactly the paper I was looking for. I've bookmarked them all for future > reference. > > Many thanks! > Zack > > On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 12:04 PM Zack Brown <zacha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I think there used to be 10-inch paper, sold in packs of 100 sheets, with >> many different colors on one side, and white on the other side. These used >> to be available in art stores and online, but now I'm looking and looking >> and not really finding anything like that. All the sites seem to focus on >> artisanal papers with intricate designs, or the same color on both sides. >> >> Or else I'll see some tantalizing product that lists itself as "solid >> color", but with no accompanying photo to indicate that it has white on the >> other side. >> >> Paper Jade has a few options with one color on one side and another on >> the other, but then it's 100 sheets of blue on one side and yellow on the >> other, or something like that. No variety, no white, and the sheets are >> only 6 inches to a side. >> >> Kim's Crane is in a similar boat, with descriptions like "There are 60 >> sheets of origami folding paper, 50 different colors, Paper size is 176mm >> (7 inches)." I.e. no statement about whether there is white on the other >> side, and the paper is too small. >> >> OrigamiUSA seems to be in the same boat too. I can actually find 10 inch >> sheets, but only 20 of them to a pack, and the coloring is 2 supposedly >> complementary colors, rather than one side colored and the other side white. >> >> It seems like everywhere I look it's the same story. Also, I'll go into >> art stores all over my city (Paris), and it's the same. Even amazon.fr >> seems to be the same. >> >> I know origami is in a renaissance etc., and people are doing more >> sculptural origami with foil, wetfolding, and high class washi paper. But >> I'm mostly doing Montroll, Yoshizawa, and other simple stuff with >> color-change motifs. Just the old regular paper is perfect for me. Does >> anyone know where to find it these days? >> >> Many thanks, >> Zack >> >> -- >> Zack Brown >> > > > -- > Zack Brown > -- Zack Brown
