Echizen washi is paper from Fukui Prefecture.  Echizen Washi brocade-like patterning is called hikkake; it is created with a large, metal watermark screen and dipping it into mitsumata fiber.  Whether the paper is simple, patterned, or shiny with a metallic sparkle, Echizen washi has the perfect elegance for wedding invitations, envelope liners, menus, labels, wrapping paper, book covers, book end sheets  and how about lampshades?!

Full sheets measure 32 in x 41 in, 65 g/m². Half sheets also avaible.