Thanks for all the replies
Baltorigamist wrote:I know a few art stores (namely Pat Catans) sell rolls of what I think is bond paper that are about 4' by 12' if I remember. The only downside is that it's relatively thick and doesn't hold its shape well. It's basically about the consistency of copy paper.
As far as making double tissue, from what I know, you might have more luck with a tissue/foil/tissue sandwich. I've never done it myself, but I think it should work.
Yeah, I want paper that's pretty thin so copy paper thickness would probably be too thick. The tissue/foil/tissue thickness is pretty good although I don't like the feeling of the foil when I fold but I might try it again.
bethnor wrote:there are a few options.
you can try triple tissue--two sheets of white, one of pink. in general trollip recommends this whenever you want to make a duo paper with one side being white, to keep the darker color from dominating. the paper becomes noticeably thicker than double tissue, however.
you can make tissue foil using nicolas terry foil rolls. glue the pink tissue onto the foil side.
without ever having done it, i would wager the best option is to use quality handmade paper, the white sheet not being too translucent.
another option would be to paint one side of hand-made paper.
valerite wrote:i second mc'ing a white-white-color tripple sandwich
I like the triple tissue idea, so I'll probably try that first.
Yeah, I might also try finding a different thin white paper that isn't so translucent.
Thanks again for all the great ideas!