Finding paper in the uk

[Hellome360]

Hi everyone this is my first post so here goes...

I've lived in the UK all my life and have been into origami for a long time. But up till now, my main source of paper has been origami-shop, which does not provide me with a bunch of the papers im desperate to try (no offence to mr. nicholas terry, there is still a wonderful range of papers). Whis is why I just thought I'd post the results of a long time spent searching for places in the uk with the papers I want:

John Purcell paper- I only recently found this place, and although you cant order online (I dont think) UK residents can order over the phone. I wide range of korean, thai, japanese and other papers, in fairly large sheet sizes. I haven't actually checked out the prices yet so yeah.

http://store.falkiners.com/store/- A great store. They take online orders and have a huge range of papers (but sadly no korean hanji). Prices seem about right too.

So , this was just to help out any budding new origami enthusiasts wanting to try out new papers, or for more experienced folders, tired of paying huge sums for shipping costs from america (it costs a lot to ship to the uk).

[chris_t]

Thanks, that looks very useful, I will have to give Falkiners a go I think. I'm just getting to the stage where I want to try out a few different types of paper. By the way, for anyone using the link, you need to go to http://store.falkiners.com/. For some reason the link above doesn't work, even though if you go to this one, it immediately redirects to the address that Hellome lists.

Along similar lines, do you know a good UK source of MC? I keep meaning to give wet-folding a go.

[Hellome360]

Thanks for your reply now onto MC...
Theres a whole bunch of places in the UK to get MC. I use a REALLY cheap wallpaper paste called "Mangers all-purpose wallpaper adhesive" (available at almost ALL DIY stores), and it hasnt let me down yet (Ive used for the past two years. Here's how I use it: I dont know the exact ratio of powder to water, so i add the powder little by little to an airtight container filled with cold water, remembering that it will thicken over time. when it gets jam like, its pretty much done. Then I just spoon it out and mix with water till its like egg whites. Its ready to brush on at this point. Its best to leave it to thicken overnight by the way (that is once your adding the powder to the water)
Furthermore, online, theres this shop called greatart (google it). They sell big, £17 a pop, tubs of CMC a (or so im led to believe) similar substance. I think it would also work for sizing, as Tadashimori on Youtube uses it. Happy to help

[Hellome360]

Just found "Intaglio Printmaker"- worth a look. prices seem reasonable too.