Where do you buy origami paper larger than 50x50 cm

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on rolls is the keyword...

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I call it butcher paper, but I don't know if that's the right name. At my schools we always had colored paper on huge rolls (two or three feet wide?) and I folded my first good ancient dragon out of that. The paper is usually used for signs since it's easily paintable. Hopefully you know what I'm talking about.

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i have no idea, i live in nz and never saw those kind of paper before :oops: , i was thinking of using baking paper? what do you think?

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I buy rolls of paper from teacher supply stores. It's used for bulletin boards, and is thin enough to work with and comes in a wide variety of colors. Most places will cut it to size, so you can get squares. Or just buy a roll and cut it yourself!

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I just did a search for banana paper and found this site:

http://www.shopatron.com/index/310.0.8901.0.0.0.0

Those papers look interesting! They are in large sheets...the only thing is I wonder how suitable they would be for origami in terms of thinness...specifically the Thai Banana paper looks good...reasonable cheap for the size paper you get compared to the others... What do you think anyone?

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I didn't look in detail, but any paper that includes "chunks of banana fiber" will not fold well. The chunks are large and hard.

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I just buy tissue paper and kitchen foil and glue them together using spray mount to get a tissue foil sandwich.

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notefolds wrote:I buy rolls of paper from teacher supply stores. It's used for bulletin boards, and is thin enough to work with and comes in a wide variety of colors. Most places will cut it to size, so you can get squares. Or just buy a roll and cut it yourself!

I think I know what you're talking about. People likely use it for bulletin boards, or something like that. It feels normal on one side, but glossy on the other? My folds with the material end up.... ...messy...

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The cheapest wide paper is Kraft paper. I've got a metre wide roll, and some other smaller sizes. Not the prettiest paper to look at, but strong, good for practising.