If you’re planing to print paper at home, before making a final paper decision, please consider the question, What is the appropriate paper thickness for my printer?
- Look at our product-by-product printing recommendations to see if a particular sheet is better suited for laser printing, inkjet printing, or conventional methods.
- Always check your printer’s specifications to see if it is designed to print the paper type and weight of the sheets that you’re considering.
- Before ordering your paper, consider ordering a sample sheet to test in your printer.
Fine Paper Does Not Necessarily Mean Delicate Paper
Though our text weight papers are called Fine Papers, that does not mean they are more delicate than the paper you may be used to handling. They are actually a bit heavier and more substantial than the plain copy paper commonly used in offices. Copy paper is typically 50 – 60lb text weight while our Fine Papers range from 60 – 90lb text. This is easily within the acceptable printing range of most consumer grade printers. Most often, you will not run into any problems printing on our Fine Papers. Confused about the “text weight” terminology we’re using? Watch our video to learn about different paper weights and the way they are calculated.
What about other types of specialty paper? Most of our selection of Vellum Paper can be printed at home with good results, but you can read about some vellum printing problems that you might run into with certain sheets, depending on your printing environment. Our imported Japanese offerings like our Modern Classics, Sukashi Vellum, and Tairei Paper can all be printed at home. But again, check our printing recommendations for each product that you are interested in.
Very delicate papers like Tissue Paper (including Japanese Tissue) are not designed for printing.
