handmade paper swatch swap winter 2025-2026

for artisans using virgin or rag pulp

what it is

This is a general interest swatch swap in which papermakers the world over submit samples of some of their favorite papers, along with the recipes they used to make them. They cut  a few sheets of paper into 2″ x 3″ (5.08 cm x 7.62 cm) swatches, sending up to 3 different samples and their recipes. The samples are collated into sets, and White Leaf Paper designs a book for mounting them which includes the recipes. Participants each receive one set of swatches and a .pdf of the book.

Registration 

Registration is now closed for this project. 
Communications:
Now that  registration is closed, Registrants have been added to an email group on www.groups.io, and sent sign-in information. You can read the posts without signing up, but you cannot post to the group without being signed in. In this way, people can get questions answered and see questions and answers from other participants.

leave your address for any new swaps
Any fiber or pulp that has not been p;reviously used to make paper. The exception is if you are recycling your own handmade paper which was the first use for that pulp.
Any paper pulp made from textiles of any fiber.
If the maximum registration is reached, for each set of paper, you would have to make 5 sheets of letter sized paper and cut each sheet into 16 swatches, just a bit smaller than the stated size. If the registration turns out to be smaller, you would make less. You can submit up to 3 sets.
Any type of sizing, filler, buffers, pigments, etc. that you normally use are fine.
yes, you'll find a nice display here
https://paperswatchswap.wordpress.com/swatch-books-of-yore/
Not at all. Go ahead and pull some out of your stash, if it meets the requirements.
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