{"product_id":"tea-naturally-hand-dyed-paper-10-sheets","title":"Tea - Naturally Hand-Dyed Paper – 10 Sheets, 8.5 × 11 Inch","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eWarm, softly aged, beautifully unpredictable—and created with tea rather than printed to imitate the effect.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach package contains \u003cstrong\u003e10 sheets of standard 8.5 × 11 inch copy paper, individually hand dyed using tea\u003c\/strong\u003e. The natural dye creates subtle shifts in tone, mottling, markings, and texture across the surface, giving every sheet its own character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome sheets may be softly and evenly colored. Others may carry deeper pools of color, speckles, organic markings, impressions, or unexpected patterns created during the dyeing and drying process. Some sheets may also feature \u003cstrong\u003eintentionally created stencil patterns\u003c\/strong\u003e, adding another layer of visual interest to the assortment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese papers aren't designed to look identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn fact, that's rather the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural materials, water, paper, time, and the surfaces involved in the process all leave their own small signatures behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery package is different, and \u003cstrong\u003ethere is no standard assortment of naturally dyed papers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You'll Receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach package contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e of hand-dyed paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8.5 × 11 inch\u003c\/strong\u003e standard letter-size sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard copy paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaturally dyed using \u003cstrong\u003etea\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn assortment selected from the hand-dyed batch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mixture of naturally occurring markings, tones, and textures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome packages may include sheets with intentionally created stencil patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome sheets may be predominantly plain, allowing the natural dye patterns and markings to take center stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exact combination of sheets, tones, markings, and patterns will vary from package to package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographs show \u003cstrong\u003erepresentative examples\u003c\/strong\u003e of this hand-dyed paper and should not be interpreted as the exact 10 sheets you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Beauty of Natural Dye\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two batches—and no two sheets—of naturally dyed paper are exactly alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause these papers are dyed by hand using natural materials, variations in \u003cstrong\u003ecolor, depth of tone, mottling, texture, speckling, markings, and pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e are an expected part of the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sheet may pick up an impression from a surface it rested upon while drying. The texture of a cloth or paper towel may leave an unexpected pattern. Natural material from the dye bath may create darker markings, tiny speckles, or other organic variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than attempting to eliminate these characteristics, I allow many of them to remain as part of the finished paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are evidence of the process that created it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome sheets are also deliberately patterned using stencils, while others are left without an applied design so that the patterns produced naturally during dyeing and drying can remain visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no “standard” pack.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour package will contain 10 sheets chosen from the batch, but the exact combination of color, pattern, markings, and texture will be unique to your package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Note About Color\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural dyes can be surprisingly difficult to capture accurately in photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have photographed these papers as carefully as possible to represent their actual appearance; however, \u003cstrong\u003ethe tea-dyed papers appear lighter and more washed out in the photographs than they do in person.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease also keep in mind that monitors, phones, tablets, and other screens can display color differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural dye itself creates variation, so color may differ not only from the photographs but also \u003cstrong\u003efrom sheet to sheet and from one hand-dyed batch to another.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe listing photographs are intended to give you an overall impression of the paper's coloring, character, and possible variations rather than to guarantee an exact shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for Creative Possibilities\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe warm, naturally aged appearance of tea-dyed paper makes these sheets especially lovely for projects where perfectly uniform commercial paper simply wouldn't have the same character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse them for junk journals, altered books, handmade journals, collage, mixed media, scrapbook layouts, folios, pockets and tuck spots, tags, card making, paper ephemera, backgrounds, correspondence, bookmaking, paper crafting, and other creative projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey can be torn, folded, layered, cut, stamped, written upon, collaged, or incorporated into your work just as you would other decorative paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd because every sheet has its own markings, even scraps and torn edges can reveal something unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eWander Through the Paper Garden\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStep into a garden where paper takes its color from the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWander Through the Paper Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of hand-dyed papers created with natural materials, where color, water, texture, and time are allowed to leave their own marks behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two sheets grow quite the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome emerge softly mottled and quiet. Others carry deeper pools of color, delicate speckles, unexpected impressions, or patterns left behind during the dyeing and drying process. Some are given an additional layer of pattern through stenciling, while others are left to show whatever nature decided to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beautiful variations are part of the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade for junk journals, collage, altered books, mixed media, paper crafting, and wherever your own creativity happens to wander.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlease Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese papers are \u003cstrong\u003ehand dyed rather than commercially printed or mechanically color-matched\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural variation is expected and may include differences in color, saturation, markings, mottling, speckling, texture, pattern placement, and other characteristics created during the dyeing and drying process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall natural traces or inclusions associated with the dyeing process may occasionally remain on a sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheets may not be perfectly flat after being exposed to liquid during the hand-dyeing process. Slight waviness, wrinkles, softened edges, or other dimensional variations may occur and are considered part of the handmade nature of the paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStencil designs, when included, may vary in design, position, clarity, and intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will receive 10 sheets, but you will not necessarily receive the exact sheets pictured.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare \u0026amp; Storage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause these papers are colored with natural materials rather than manufactured as commercially colorfast decorative papers, some change in color may occur over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor best preservation, store unused papers in a \u003cstrong\u003ecool, dry location away from prolonged direct sunlight, excessive moisture, and humidity\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural dyes may react differently to adhesives, sealants, sprays, inks, wet media, and other art materials. If the final appearance is important to your project, testing your chosen materials on a small area or scrap first is recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese papers are intended for \u003cstrong\u003edecorative paper crafting and creative use\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are not represented as archival, acid-free, food-safe, or colorfast unless specifically stated otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Butterfly In The Attic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64127823708531,"sku":null,"price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/7194\/6099\/files\/20260819_153427.jpg?v=1787414252","url":"https:\/\/butterflyintheattic.shop\/products\/tea-naturally-hand-dyed-paper-10-sheets","provider":"Butterfly In The Attic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}