Date:	Tue, 25 Apr 1995 09:07:15 -1000
From:	wraines@emmental.demon.co.uk (William Raines)
Message-Id: <798836835snz@emmental.demon.co.uk>
Organization: None
Subject: Kite Paper Source in UK?

Re: kite paper. By this I mean the stuff that's sold as "vliegerpapier"
in Holland, "Drachenpapier" in Germany, etc. Perhaps it's called 
something else in English and I have been confusing people by using an 
unfamiliar name. The stuff I'm thinking of is lightweight, slightly glossy,
comes in various bright colours, takes poster paints without collapsing 
into a soggy mess, doesn't stretch too much, and costs no more than 50
UK pence per metre. In Europe it's usually sold in rolls of 10m or 
longer through art & craft shops.

I've been trying to locate a supplier of kite paper in England, so far 
without success, to use the paper in a kite workshop I'm leading for a 
primary school. Having failed with all the local [Manchester] craft shops
and a couple of mail order specialist kite firms [e.g. "Kiteability"], 
I'm stumped. 

Is there a British rec.kiter who knows where I can order some kite paper? 

Bill
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