Does anyone know where to buy "rag" or "linen paper"?

I have herd that that the paper used in money can be soaked in water and can get wet, but when it is dry it is good to use again. And I would like to draw a picture and test this if it works I will be using it as my regular art paper.Too many times has my child of wife spilled something by accident on my work. Any information would be great thanks.

try these
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There are several companies that manufacture 100% rag content drawing paper, although it is not inexpensive.

One of the most well-known is Borden & Riley. But, here are some others listed Check with any major art supplies store for cost and availability.

100 percent Rag fibre is used for the best handmade paper. It will usually have deckles (crinkly edges) on all four sides, formed as the pulp settles in the mould, a 'mesh' side (pattern from the mould) and a 'felt' side (the paper is turned onto felt blanket). The watermark, if any, will be lighter than the paper, made by a wire design on the mesh mould displacing the fibres. (NB: a watermark may not mean a superior paper: it is a part of the mould, and independent of the content of the pulp). The paper is finished by squeezing out the water. For hot pressed paper, heat is used during the finishing process, giving a smooth surface. For cold pressed paper, no heat is used, giving a rougher surface. Some mould paper production has now become automated.

Rag papers include brands such as Arches, Stonehenge and Rives, which offer 100% cotton, mould-made papers of superb quality. Bockingford make a wood pulp paper which is buffered and acid-free, archival quality paper. Some papers also use an embossed 'chop' mark rather than, or as well as, a watermark.

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9 January 2009 | cameltoepants.com | edit