Canvas & Surfaces Saint-Armand Dry Multi-Media Paper | Sheets | Rolls | Pads | Saint Armand Canal Paper Krinkle Linen Tan-18X30 Inch

In Addition To The Internal Sizing, Our Dominion Watercolour Papers Are Treated With A Surface Sizing Of Gelatin To Make Them Harder.

This Paper Is Good For Watercolour, Acrylic, Ink And Embossing. The Thick 300Lb Is Recommended For Encaustic. We Make This Paper At The Mill On Our Fourdrinier Machine. We Use Fibers Left From Clothing Industry Off-Cuts, White Tee-Shirts, Blue Denim And Flax Straw From Farmers. The Sheets Are 21½” X 30″ And The Direction Of The Grain Is The 30″ Length. Weight Varies According To Fibers Used – 55.5 X 76 Cm (22″ X 30″)

Rags In Colours
We Make These Papers Using The Colour Of The Rags. We Do Not Bleach Or Cook The Fibers, But Just Mix Our Rags Pallets: A Good Ecological Choice. Colours Vary From Batch To Batch. When Looking At Some Of These Papers, A Depth Of Colour Is Created By The Mixed Strands Of Cotton Fiber.

Farmer’S Fiber Waste
The Flax Grown In Canada Is Grown For Seeds, Not For Linen Fabric. When The Seeds Are Harvested, The Straw That Is Left Will Not Compost In The Field And Has To Be Removed. We Make These Rough Papers Mixing The Beaten Straw With Rags.

Odd Fibres
Rag Dealers Contact Us When Find Something They Think Might Interest Us. A Shipment Of Welcome Mats Leftover Pieces Made It’S Way To The Mill A Few Years Ago. Any White Or Natural Linen Leftovers Are Treasured.

Linen Fibers
We Make Two Pure Linen Papers On The Machine. One Comes From White Linen Fabric And The Other Is Natural Colour Linen Tow, This Is The State Before The Paper Is Turned Into Thread. The Heat Of The Paper Machine Dryers Shrinks The Fibers And Give The Paper An Interesting Texture.</P