{"product_id":"dressco-onion-skin-paper-letter-set-pale-blue","title":"Dressco Onion Skin Paper Letter Set, Pale Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Dressco Onion Skin Paper Letter Set in Pale Blue from Japanese paper merchant TAKEO pairs 20 sheets of KateJo onion skin letter paper in a smoky pale blue with six white Araveal envelopes, plus a ruled guide sheet, so you have everything you need to write and send a handwritten letter. Onion skin paper is a very thin, lightweight writing paper with a softly crinkled surface and a translucent look, named for its resemblance to the papery outer skin of an onion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe A5 letter sheets (21 × 14.8 cm) are blank. Slip the ruled guide sheet underneath and its lines show through, so your writing stays straight without lines printed on the letter itself. TAKEO notes that the paper works well with pencils, pens and fountain pens, and the gentle crinkle gives each stroke a distinctive feel. Because the paper is translucent, writing shows through from the back, so you may prefer to write on one side of each sheet. A sheet folded once fits the 16.2 × 11.4 cm envelopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere the letter sheets carry the color: a soft, smoky light blue that stays quiet under ink. The envelopes are made from Araveal-FS in white, an uncoated TAKEO paper with a delicate texture and a soft touch, weighing approximately 104.7 gsm. Araveal is made by Daio Paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnion skin paper was once a familiar office and correspondence paper: typists used it for carbon copies, and its light weight suited airmail letters. In Japan, production came to an end in 2010 as the machines that made it aged. Fountain pen users in particular missed it, so TAKEO searched for a paper mill able to make it again, and after repeated trials the company revived it in 2020 as KateJo onion skin, TAKEO's own original paper. The pale blue version of KateJo was added in autumn 2023, and Araveal, the envelope paper, has been part of TAKEO's range since 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want more paper than the 20 sheets in this set, the \u003ca title=\"Dressco Onion Skin Letter Paper Box (50 Sheets)\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/dressco-onion-skin-letter-paper-box-50-sheets\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eDressco Onion Skin Letter Paper Box\u003c\/a\u003e holds 50 sheets of the same KateJo onion skin letter paper, in white or pale blue. Find more paper of this kind in our \u003ca title=\"Onion Skin Paper Stationery\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/collections\/onion-skin-paper-stationery\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eonion skin paper stationery\u003c\/a\u003e collection, or browse our \u003ca title=\"Cards \u0026amp; Letters\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/collections\/cards-letters\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003ecards and letter writing sets\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet contents: 20 letter sheets, 6 envelopes (white), 1 ruled guide sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetter sheet size: A5, 8.27\" × 5.83\" (21 cm × 14.8 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvelope size: 6.38\" × 4.49\" (16.2 cm × 11.4 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 2.2 oz (62 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheet type: Blank (place the guide sheet underneath for lines)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetter paper: KateJo onion skin, pale blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvelope paper: Araveal-FS in white, approx. 104.7 gsm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Dressco by Takeo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote: The letter paper is translucent, so writing shows through from the back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story of Dressco and TAKEO\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDressco is the original stationery brand of TAKEO Co., Ltd., a specialist paper merchant founded in 1899 in Kyobashi, Tokyo, and based in Kanda since the following year. The brand grew from a wish to bring richly textured and colored papers closer to everyday life, under the concept \"Dress yourself with Dressco.\" Dressco marks its 20th anniversary in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTAKEO has long supplied fine papers to graphic designers, printers and publishers. At its Mihoncho main store in Kanda, visitors can buy around 2,700 kinds of paper one sheet at a time and compare them by hand. Dressco products are designed and made in Japan, and each one is inspected by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Takeo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54131016466715,"sku":"1747747","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/0333\/2635\/files\/takeo-dressco-onion-skin-letter-set-pale-blue-package-front.jpg?v=1793339697","url":"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/dressco-onion-skin-paper-letter-set-pale-blue","provider":"Komorebi Stationery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}