# Papermaking in Bhutan, April 2015

Papermaking in Bhutan. They are making our JDK paper. See website http://khadi.com/shop/category/himalayan-papers/ JDK is an artists’ handmade paper made from the inner bark or bast fibre of de-kar, not to be confused with de-nar (see Tsasho paper). De-kar has a lighter colour and has a superfine silk like quality. It is a native plant of the Himalayan foothills, sustainable and a renewable resource. Plants are cropped above ground level and can be reharvested after 3-4 years. The papermakers are using the Japanese nagashizuki method. The paper is made on a laid mould of split bamboo which gives a laid pattern to the sheet.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2016
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: KhadiPapers
- Genres: Science
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papermaking_in_Bhutan,_April_2015.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: KhadiPapers
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/58845887?play=1)