The saharia tribal women from Orcha , Madhya pradesh are involved in producing recycled hand made paper from the cotton waste fabric bits sourced from the hosiery mills in Tirpur in Tamil Nadu.
Handmade Paper Journey is said to hold the credit of having used paper from cellulose fibers during third century BC. Skilled Indian makers use a variety of raw materials for making handmade papers.

This handmade paper is produced mainly by recycling waste hosiery cutting. The major states for acquiring raw material for manufacturing is Tamil Nadu.

• The process to make is also Eco-friendly i.e. there is no machinery involvement or any kind of chemical usage done. It's popularity is increasing day by day due to the effective inbuilt qualities as it has huge tensile, bursting, tearing and double fold strength as compared to mill paper and it does not turn brittle due to aging. The possibilities for what can be accomplished with handmade paper and paper pulp are limitless.



• The hand made paper is used in making a variety of decorative items, greeting cards, wallpapers, carry bags, gift boxes, art portfolios and much more. Also in the stationery field many items like paper letterheads, visiting cards, envelopes, note pads, memo cubes and many more items are seen to be made of this.