Description
This is a description of Somerset Printmaking Paper, a 300gsm white satin paper made from 100% cotton. The paper is gentle, soft, and has a good temper, making it a strong and stable sheet for excellent printing. The paper remains flat after printing, and is environmentally friendly, without any hazardous chemicals being released into the water ways. The paper is sourced from sustainable sources and the cotton linters are a by-product from the textile industry.
Somerset is a world leading traditional printmaking paper. Mould
made from 100% cotton to high archival standards.The surface has a
gentle texture, soft and good-tempered nature, and is a strong and
stable enough sheet to ensure excellent printing. It remains flat
after printing and offers durability and long life to finished
editions of work.All materials are screened in the mill to ensure
minimal environmental effect. No hazardous chemicals are released
into the water ways. Pulps are sourced from sustainable sources (no
rainforests are harmed in making the papers), and the cotton
linters are a by-product from the textile industry.