Velké Losiny Handmade Paper Mill

VELKÉ LOSINY HANDMADE PAPER MILL

The Velké Losiny Handmade Paper Mill was founded in the 1590’s and is an important part of national cultural heritage. It can be considered the oldest still working handmade paper mill in Central Europe.
The traditional production technique, which has still been preserved here without significant changes, is an exemplary document to the former importance and development of the ancient craft of paper making. Handmade paper is still made from quality natural cotton and linen fibers. The pulp prepared from these fibers, just like in centuries past, is manually collected or pumped onto paper sieves. Every single sheet is an original with its typical features, especially the irregular edge. The wet paper sheets are dried in the attic dryers, pressed, dried again, and in the final stage of the production process carefully rolled on a calender, checked, and sorted.
Today’s range of Losiny hand-drawn papers includes graphic and calligraphic papers as well as watercolor cartons. They serve not only for the representation of the Czech state and companies, but they are also popular in the studios of Czech artists. They are used to print graphic sheets, bibliophile books, and they are also used in restoration workshops to restore books and our written heritage.

Did you know that…?

One sheet of paper takes 3-4 weeks to produce and is touched by 20 pairs of hands. In a year, the paper mill produces about 10-12 tons of paper.