I usually make mulberry hinges with Yukyu-Shi mulberry paper, then cross hinge with the Lineco Mulberry paper from LJ. I love Yukyu-Shi, which is snow-bleached and wonderful to use, and even though it's spendy, it really doesn't amount to munch per hinge. So far, I've just carried it, in a few different weights. That said, I just contacted a NY gallery that works on high-end art, and they suggested using Okawara to hinge art on photo paper. It costs about a fifth of what Yukyu-Shi costs, so if it's good quality, I'd stock both.
I have no clue about papers, so how do the various types of mulberry paper compare? Are they pretty much all the same quality, as far as protection goes? I can see from using it that the fibers in Yukyu-Shi are much longer and easier to feather than in the Lineco. When I wet it with a water brush, to tear, it makes beautiful feathered edges. Years ago, what LJ sold did that, too, but then they switched, and now, it's much denser. Fine for cross-hinging, but not for tearing hinges. I'd like to know which papers have long fibers and feather well, and which are more short and blunt, like the fibers in the Lineco. Thanks.
I have no clue about papers, so how do the various types of mulberry paper compare? Are they pretty much all the same quality, as far as protection goes? I can see from using it that the fibers in Yukyu-Shi are much longer and easier to feather than in the Lineco. When I wet it with a water brush, to tear, it makes beautiful feathered edges. Years ago, what LJ sold did that, too, but then they switched, and now, it's much denser. Fine for cross-hinging, but not for tearing hinges. I'd like to know which papers have long fibers and feather well, and which are more short and blunt, like the fibers in the Lineco. Thanks.
