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Couldn't help myself ...
I'm so excited, I could spit !
Just had to announce one of my most exciting paper finds of all time.
Skytone
In large 23" by 35 " sheets !
Text weight .
Sort of a " poorman's elephant hide " .
Only 48 cents per sheet . ( Half a buck, for you cognoscenti )
Oftentimes sold in units of 500 commercially, but may be bought by individual sheets . I bought 10 sheets of each color.
Comes delivered in this ultra sturdy flat cardboard box. ( Probably worth more than the paper inside, just sayin' )
Several colors, mostly lighter, pastel type colors, with hint of texture . Unfortunately, no really dark ones .
I'll be experimenting with varying size models, folds & tessellations.
Caution: Trial folding in progress ...
Oh, where is this Skytone Utopia, you ask ?
Kelly Paper !
Apparently locations throughout the U.S., maybe overseas as well, don't know.
I bought in the store, but one may order online if preferred.
http://kellypaper.com/shop-online
Type " Skytone" in the search box .
Warning : Comes in text or cover weight. Buy text. Or use sturdy industrial pliers to fold "cover" weight ...
Review: http://origamiusa.org/thefold013

For anyone looking to order, make sure to use the "shopping experience" on the right, the one on the left only has 8 1/2 X 11 sheets and a2 envelopes for skytone paper.

Added note:
I should mention that I've only ordered via in-store experience at the desk, at Kelly Paper.
You may or may not have such a store in your city.
The 23 inch by 35 inch sheets of skytone are the only ones that I have experience with.
They do have a variety of 8 1/2 by 11 inch in stock also, but I lean toward the versatility of the much larger sheets.
They do look nice enough on their own, but I also use skytone to see how a model might look, as practice, before I use a somewhat more precious elephant hide sheet.
It is closer to elephant hide than tant is , in my opinion .
And cheap !