Oddbean

This is a #handmade paper from Thailand, I bought at a very small local paper store owned by an older couple. They were surprisingly inexpensive. The owner said the people who have been making this paper will quit as no young generations want to do it. So I bought one of the last packages at the store. #handmadepaper businesses are very difficult to sustain now. It is a very difficult work that require skills and you need to work with hands and cold water etc. Young people don't want to do, and it is not profitable I imagine. As a consumer, handmade papers in general became super expensive (esp imported to the US). I have been wondering if there is a good way to support such businesses. They don't need millions of dollar. They need a consistent support. This is a slowly dying industry as of now. #flowerstr #artstr https://image.nostr.build/bb9bd62c7b67a421d61017faf31f0b31f7bde1026d852ff8c8eb0c2f74666ad9.jpg

Buy me one too. I wanted to buy handmade papers from local czech company for some time now, we could exchange them👀 And never use them, probably, at least I won't 😅 That first draw on clean paper takes me the longest😅 #paper

Czech papers! They must have quality papers. Czech is known for hand crafts :) I forgot to say, I bought this paper 2 years ago at a very small store in Japan.They may not have this anymore. Also, the international shipping fees are ridiculous, It is difficult to export/import. I think, the only way may be to support local hand craft traditions regionally.

These are the kinds of things that those who view the world in terms of at least generations should feel at least slightly obligated to do what you can to preserve these kinds of things and the work that goes into making them. nostr:nevent1qqsgm6g8vkz85xqww6tft52x52c9x46v3e2nhhjrtksm4jtqkm4kgpcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgstuwgy8nqja77almjkfk2a5ag6w80kcyu79hh5t3p3et0tfftnegcrqsqqqqqpfx4nmp