A village cooperative in Borong produces handcrafted paper products using an ancient method. And they make for pretty stunning gifts.
This village cooperative produces handcrafted paper products. The paper produced is of different grades and gets exported to places like Singapore, Bangkok, Thailand.
You can ask for a guided tour of the unit. The women working here use the ancient technique of paper making using the bark of the papyrus tree which is scaled off, pulped down to make a paste with water, then put through a sieve. The resulting paper is textured and superfine.
They use the papyracea plant - the inner bark is used to make paper. The paper is durable and resistant to insects. Its longevity makes it ideal for preserving important written words and it is still used for sacred texts by monasteries in the state. Paper has been made from this tree species for more than 1,000 years.