Paper was invented over two thousand years ago by the Chinese using the fiber from Chinese mulberry. In the case of mulberry, it was the inner bark or bast that was used. Papermaking spread across Asia and to Europe using various plants native to those regions.

All plants yield the basic building block of paper - cellulose. The prairie region has plants that yield fiber that was historically used by Native Americans for making fishing line and rope. Many of these same plants' fiber can be used to make paper.

Using a technique similar to the first papermakers, the paper I have created is all handmade, but with the added interest of using native prairie plants such as grasses, milkweed, and cat-tails.

The papers made from plants of the North American prairie are both unique and beautiful. You can use them to make your own stationery, matting for photographs, and other decorative paper products.