{"product_id":"dressco-onion-skin-paper-letter-set-polka-laid","title":"Dressco Onion Skin Paper Letter Set, Polka Laid","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Dressco Onion Skin Paper Letter Set, Polka Laid, from Japanese paper merchant TAKEO pairs 20 sheets of KateJo onion skin letter paper with six Polka Laid envelopes in meringue and lime, 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\u003eThe envelopes are made from Polka Laid, a TAKEO fine paper with colorful flecks made into the sheet and a laid pattern of fine parallel lines, which together give it a light, playful look. The set includes three envelopes each in meringue and lime. Polka Laid weighs approximately 104.7 gsm.\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. Polka Laid, the envelope paper, was introduced by TAKEO in 2012. It is the laid-pattern version of TAKEO's Polka paper, whose name comes from polka dots: the colorful flecks in the sheet are seen as dots.\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 (3 meringue, 3 lime), 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, white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvelope paper: Polka Laid in meringue and lime, 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":54130469536027,"sku":"1746696","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-polka-laid-package-front.jpg?v=1793339448","url":"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/dressco-onion-skin-paper-letter-set-polka-laid","provider":"Komorebi Stationery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}