Nepali Namaste Writing & Prayer Journal with Handmade Vintage Lokta Paper & Vegetable-Dyed Hardcover, Made in the Himalayas of Nepal, 6×6 inches, Sage

Price: $19.95
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Vegetable-Dyed, Hard Cover Kathmandu Valley Co. Journal with Handmade Paper

The Nepali Namaste Journal from Kathmandu Valley Co. with hand-made Lokta paper has a history rich in ancient tradition.

Lokta paper made by hand on the Himalayan mountainsides of Nepal Vegetable-dyed cover Two size options 6×6 and 6×9 inches 96 deckle-edge pages (192 front and back)

Record your reflections, meditations, or adventures in a truly unique notebook made by hand in the Himalayas of Nepal. The Nepali Namaste Journal Journal made a great gift for graduations, weddings, Mother’s or Father’s Day, or any special occasion requiring a special handmade gift.

Lokta Paper: A Tradition of Over 1,000 Years

Handmade Paper

Handcrafted in the Himalayas and used anciently for sacred texts, Lokta paper has been a staple of Nepalese artisans for centuries. The paper is made from Lokta bushes which grow on the southern slopes of the Nepali Himalayas between 5,250 and 13,000 feet. When properly cut, the bushes produce three to eight new, fast-growing shoots making Lokta paper one of the most sought-after, renewable, non-tree papers.

Traditional Transport

​Donkeys carry the paper through the mountain passes of Nepal. The paper eventually reaches the capital, Kathmandu, where it is crafted into our journals.

Maintaining Ancient Tradition

The oldest surviving Lokta paper is a religious text, a copy of the Karanya Buha Sutra Buddhist text, estimated to be 1,000 to 1,900 years old. Lokta Paper is still used today for official Nepali government documents and has been produced in a similar fashion for centuries.

The Lokta Paper Tradition – Handmade in the Himalayas

Lokta Paper – A Unique Hand-made Process

Once harvested by hand, the fibrous inner Lokta bush bark is cooked into a mash and then spread by hand on boxed screens and set to dry in the Himalayan sun, creating a tough, fibrous paper.

Himalayan Sun-kissed Paper

The boxed screens create a beautiful and natural texture on the paper with one side screen-kissed and the other sun-kissed. This process creates one of the world’s most unique, acid-free papers.

Natural Flecks from the Outer Bark

The beautiful Lokta paper pages contains natural flecks from the bush and can vary slightly in thickness from page to page due to the unique handcrafting process.

Supporting Talented Artisans in Nepal

Deckle Edge Paper

The paper’s antique-style deckled edges (similar to rough cut) are styled by hand and make a special journal even more unique.

Vegetable-Dyed Cover

Natural Vegetable Dyes are used in the creation of the cover and as such, slight variations in the color are produced from season to season, making each journal one-of-a-kind.

Nepalese Artisans

This Himalayan handcrafted treasure supports the talented Nepalese artisans and preserves the thousand-year-old tradition of hand-made paper in Nepal.

Your Adventure Awaits

An adventure already begun in the Himalayas, this journal is a great note-taking companion at home, work, or for your adventures and journeys around the globe.

Vegetable Dyes used in Creation of the Journal Cover

Vegetable dye from black walnut husks is used to create the beautiful dark brown color in the journals.

Cutch wood resin is used to create the rich Terra Cotta color, creating a beautiful earthen red in the cover.

Dye from Pomegranate skins mixed with Indigo create the cover’s lovely sage green color.

HANDMADE VINTAGE JOURNAL: 6×6 inch classic notebook with 96 Deckle-edge, rough-cut, pages (192 pages front and back). Great as a gratitude journal for women or men, writing notebook, yoga journal, nature journaling, for poetry, travel journal, sketchbook, or as a gift.
HANDMADE PAPER: Non-tree, sustainable paper hand-made from the Lokta bush which grows in the high Himalayan Mountains. The fibrous pulp is spread by hand over boxed screens and set to dry outside, making a tough, acid-free paper with a beautiful texture.
NATURE’S COLORS: Vegetable-dyes made from natural indigo and pomegranate create the beautiful green cover and resin from cutch wood creates the spine’s unique terra cotta color.
A HIMALAYAN TRAVELER: Lokta paper makes its way from the Nepali mountain villages to Kathmandu where it is sewn in the journal. Pages contain natural flecks and texture unique to the art of hand-crafted Lokta paper.
HAND-CRAFTED IN NEPAL: Supports Nepalese artisans and preserves a 1,000-year-old Nepalese tradition of paper making by hand.