The Beauty of Lokta
Announcing the start of Sweet Organics and Naturals Lokta Gift Wrap line!
A paper that is exquisite, strong, sustainable and beautiful!
So far we have many colors of wrapping paper, a gift bag & 3 colors of lokta paper ribbon in our gift wrap line!
In addition to the gift wrap we also have lokta computer paper & envelopes that are sure to impress potential bosses or clients.
Now a bit of lokta paper information:
Lokta Paper
Lokta paper is made from the Lokta bush or Daphne bush that grows Himalayan mountain region at 6,500 to 10,000 feet. There are many different species of Daphne but only five of them are really suitable for making paper. The paper is handmade in the mountains of Nepal from the inner bark of this bush. Popular as the most exquisite and versatile papers on the planet, Lokta handmade paper has four deckled edges and is a very strong fiber.That all sounds great, but what makes Lokta paper so eco-friendly?
· Lokta paper is handmade and sun dried, so there are no machines putting C02 or other emission into our air.
· It is made from a bush that grows quickly and needs to be pruned to the ground every 3- 4 years to grow stronger. Without this pruned it will wither and die. The root base grown during this period of regeneration keeps the soil more stable and helps protect rural Nepalese villages from mudslides during the monsoon season.
· The bush grows in the shade, so bushes grown for commercial purposes don’t require that the forests are cut down to farm them. It can be grown in tiers so that the plants will be ready to prune in different years.
· It is grown without chemicals and requires no bleaches or other chemical processing.
· While only the skin of the Lokta bush is needed to produce the paper. The artisans dry the remaining stalk of the bush in the sun so that they can use it for fuel to cook with. Therefore the entire plant is used and there is no waste.
· The paper is colored with either azo free dyes or organic dyes such as indigo, tree barks, flower etc.
· The strength of the paper makes it easy to reuse and the beauty of it makes you want to.
Using Lokta paper is not only good for the environment, but it helps the rural people of the Nepalese of the Himalayan mountain region. Not only does the root growth help protect their villages, but paper making is their only source of income.
Lokta is a wonderful alternative paper source that is oh so versatile!
Lokta wrapping paper, gift bags, ribbon, computer paper and envelopes are available at my online boutique
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