On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Chris Lott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can anyone share with me a reliable brand of "good" (aka crisp, not > floppy, and holds a good crease) kami--you know, the traditional color > on one side, white on the other? I have to assume they are not all > made equal. > > I have to mail-order all of my paper and the kami I have is just too > soft and the creases don't stay put. At all. > > c > -- > Chris Lott <[email protected]>
Personally, I really like using the single-color kami sheets made by Kyowa. I first found it sold at a local store, but I've found that the paper fits all the requirements you mentioned. It's thinner than other kami I've used, holds creases really well, and most importantly, holds up a lot better than any other kami. I use it to test fold basically any simple to reasonably complex model I fold. For example, I've folded Roman Diaz's unicorn, Sipho Mabona's white rhino, and Satoshi Kamiya's Pegasus from 6-inch squares, and they've all come out fine. I've also found them to be perfectly square, without exception (though I think that's also affected by humidity). I just looked up the brand, and it seems to be this: http://www.kyowa-shiko.co.jp/en/product/index.html. I buy the single-color packs from a local store, but I've seen their assorted color packs sold on Amazon. I assume that the paper used is still the same, though. -- -- Gareth Chen
