by gradenne » June 10th, 2009, 2:49 am
I buy my kraft paper from a french wholesale packaging/packing material store, name Raja. They sell higher quality kraft, in weight ranging from 72 to 125 g/m² , the downside being the length and weigth of the rolls (for example, 300m long and 30kgs for a 72g/m²roll with 1m40 width).
Beware, some kraft paper are of inferior quality. Made mainly from recycled paper, with very short fibers, they tend to rip easily. For examples, the colored kraft paper I found in France is thick and difficult to fold, yet rips easily if I try to wet-fold it.
White kraft is a different kind from brown one, when I experimented with it I didn't get satisfactory results. It reminded me of the bicolor "origami" paper you find in packages of 200 15cmx15cm sheets.