| Cave Paper Hand Made Papers |
| Cave papers is a small mill in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All of their flax is cooked in a 3% solution of Calcium hydroxide. the water is filtered through activated carbon to remove chloring, dissolved minerals and particulate matter. Their beater is equipped with a washer wheel which rinses the fiber throughout the beating cycle. Sheets are formed on either an 18"x24" or a 22"x30" mould. since we loft dry the paper, some shrinkage does occur. Sizing is done with a 2/5% solution of gelatin. Other papers can be gelatin sized on request at $2.00 per sheet. Due to the nature of our process variation from sheet to sheet does occur. No two sheets are alike however they evoke the same spirit. All patterns are filed with the US copyright office. |
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Gelatin sized; dark Brown to black layered paper. Each one-of-a-kind papers is made with Belgian flax. The finished sheets are dipped into an indigo vat and then walnut dye is applied, producing striations or "land forms". The sheets are then sized. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE01S |
15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE01L |
$22.00 |
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Gelatin sized; tan color with dark brown veins. Gelatin size is applied as a resist to Belgian flax. The paper is then submerged in walnut dye. This process is very much like batik on cloth. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE02S |
$15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE02L |
$22.00 |
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Gelatin sized; dark brown color. the Belgian flax paper is coated with several layers of walnut dye. The build-up of walnut produces a leather-like tone. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE03S |
$15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE03L |
$22.00 |
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Gelatin sized; dark red/brown color. Red iron oxide pigment has been added to Belgian flax before sheet-forming. the paper is coated with several layers of walnut dyed. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE04S |
$15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE004L |
$22.00 |
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Gelatin sized; indigo blue color. The Belgian flax paper is dipped several times in an indigo dye vat. The dying process gives each sheet an individual character. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE05S |
$15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE05L |
$22.00 |
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Gelatin sized; uneven indigo blue color on natural. Each one-of-a-kind paper is made with a clean grade of natural Belgian flax. The sheets are repeatedly and irregularly dipped into an indigo vat to create striations and landscape forms. Due to the nature of our process there is variation from sheet to sheet. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE06S |
$15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE06L |
$22.00 |
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Gelatin sized; black color. This rich black is achieved with a combination of walnut and indigo dye applied to Belgian flax paper. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE07S |
$15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE07L |
$22.00 |
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Unsized; greenish/grey color, pigmented Belgian Flax This was a special order that they liked so much they decided to include it in their inventory. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE08S |
$15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE08L |
$22.00 |
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Unsized; natural tan color. This tow flax fiber is from Egypt. It is long in length and contains 23% shive (outer stem fiber) which produces an interesting fleck and texture. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE09S |
$15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE09L |
$22.00 |
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Unsized; natural light tan color. This is the Belgian flax paper prior to dyeing. |
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18" x 24" |
PH-CAVE10S |
$15.00 |
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22" x 30" |
PH-CAVE10L |
$22.00 |
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