What is unique to Arpa papermaking is their 25 year commitment to producing a consistent, quality handmade paper of beauty in reliable stocking quantities. This family owned business has produced a quality control standard of papermaking often lacking in smaller batch, handmade paper production. Special attention has been taken to ensure the reliability of the lovely natural colors, surface texture and archival purity of the papers from one batch to the next.

Arpa handmade papers are made of pure cotton and linen. The labor intensive process of preparing, pressing and drying the pulp to make these papers is done with the same traditional tools that papermakers have used in Spain for hundreds of years. The papers and envelopes are finished with subtle deckled edges.