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St Cuthberts Mill St Cuthberts Mill makers of beautiful artists papers. www.stcuthbertsmill.com Manufacturers of high quality 'mould made' papers

Did you know you can paint on both sides of a sheet of Saunders Waterford®? As a Mould Made paper, Saunders Waterford® h...
19/10/2026

Did you know you can paint on both sides of a sheet of Saunders Waterford®?

As a Mould Made paper, Saunders Waterford® has a ‘felt side’ and a ‘mould side’. The felt side is considered the superior painting side and is presented uppermost when we pack the paper.

However, our papermakers work hard to minimise the differences between the two sides, meaning artists can successfully use the mould side for watercolour.

It’s a useful quality characteristic thrown in by our papermakers that means artists can get the very most out of the sheet by just turning it over.

Want to know more about the two sides of watercolour paper and how they are made?
Read our Advice Centre article, Can I Paint on Both Sides?
👉 https://www.stcuthbertsmill.com/advice-centre/?id=6

Look closely at a sheet of Saunders Waterford® and you’ll see the watermark running through the paper. The watermark is ...
13/10/2026

Look closely at a sheet of Saunders Waterford® and you’ll see the watermark running through the paper.

The watermark is part of the sheet itself, created during the Mould Made papermaking process. It identifies the paper as genuine Saunders Waterford® and gives a small glimpse into the history behind the paper.

Watermarks have been used by papermakers for centuries to identify their papers and where they were made. It’s a tradition that still has a place in Saunders Waterford® today.

Look for it next time you hold a sheet up to the light.

► Saunders Waterford® 300gsm Rough White

We’re delighted to share our latest artist interview with Spanish artist and Ambassador Miguel Angel Lacal Garcia.⁠⁠Disc...
08/10/2026

We’re delighted to share our latest artist interview with Spanish artist and Ambassador Miguel Angel Lacal Garcia.⁠
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Discover Miguel’s journey through illustration, animation, and fine art, his love of plein air painting, and the inspiration he finds in working directly from the landscape.⁠
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Miguel also shares why Saunders Waterford® has become an essential part of his watercolour practice. ⁠
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👉 Read the full interview on the St Cuthberts Mill blog:
https://stcuthbertsmill.blogspot.com/2026/10/artist-interview-miguel-angel-lacal.html
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28/09/2026

Water is the lifeblood of a paper mill.⁠
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Here at St Cuthberts Mill, the River Axe has been part of our story for centuries. Its water flows through the mill and plays an essential role in making the artist papers that leave here and find their way into studios around the world.⁠
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Water is at the heart of what we do. Integral to how paper is formed and shaped by our skilled papermakers.⁠
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Water connects the landscape with the paper in an artist’s hands. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to make Somerset®, Saunders Waterford®, Millford or Bockingford®⁠
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The River Axe is the constant, with its reliable flow and cave filtered pure water. We are lucky to have it as a dependable partner in our papermaking.⁠
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👉 Discover how we look after our environment in our article on ‘Re-using and Protecting St Cuthberts Mill and the environment':
https://www.stcuthbertsmill.com/advice-centre/?id=1007
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Somerset® is made to stand up to the demands of printmaking.From wetting and repeated handling to withstanding the force...
25/09/2026

Somerset® is made to stand up to the demands of printmaking.

From wetting and repeated handling to withstanding the forces of the press and sticky ink pulling at the surface. Somerset® is strong and stable, retaining its integrity throughout the process while providing excellent prints.

Printmaking is full of variables. Having a paper you can rely on is one less thing to worry about.

► Somerset® printmaking paper

Artists credits
✨Intaglio printing
✨Lithography
✨Screen printing
✨Relief printing .traxler.Anderson

👉 For more on Somerset®
https://www.stcuthbertsmill.com/st-cuthberts-mill-paper/somerset-printmaking/

Uno studio floreale dai colori vivaci e brillanti, dipinto da Jeannie Dickson con il suo set di acquerelli MaimeriBlu, c...
23/09/2026

Uno studio floreale dai colori vivaci e brillanti, dipinto da Jeannie Dickson con il suo set di acquerelli MaimeriBlu, con pennelli Princeton Aqua Elite su carta St Cuthberts Mill Saunders Waterford perfetta per l’acquerello.
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A colorful floral study by Jeannie Dickson using her MaimeriBlu watercolor set.⁠
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Created with Princeton Aqua Elite brushes on St Cuthberts Mill Saunders Waterford watercolor paper.

Ambassador Jemma Gunning - Artist was inspired by a special experience to create these monoprints:“Back in May, I travel...
23/09/2026

Ambassador Jemma Gunning - Artist was inspired by a special experience to create these monoprints:

“Back in May, I travelled to Svalbard as part of The Arctic Circle Residency, sailing around the archipelago with a group of artists and researchers. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and one that I know will stay with me for a long time.

While I was there, I felt an urgency to draw, to record what I was seeing and respond to a landscape that is changing rapidly and, in many places, being lost.

Since returning home, I’ve been working from those drawings in the studio, using monoprinting as a way of thinking through the experience and beginning to work out where this body of work might go next. The process is experimental and immediate, allowing the drawings to shift and evolve as I explore the memory of the landscape.

Here's a selection of monotypes printed on Somerset Satin® 300gsm, a paper I’ve really enjoyed working with for over a decade!” – Jemma Gunning

👉 Read more about Jemma’s work:

https://www.stcuthbertsmill.com/featured-artists/?id=14

► Paper: Somerset®⁠ Satin White 300gsm⁠

In 2024, artists Katy Drake and Kath Van Uytrecht brought ‘Giving Voice’ to the Society of Antiquaries of London (), exp...
18/09/2026

In 2024, artists Katy Drake and Kath Van Uytrecht brought ‘Giving Voice’ to the Society of Antiquaries of London (), exploring the overlooked contributions of women to archaeology, history and heritage between 1870–1950.⁠
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The project culminated in ‘Illuminating Knowledge ’ - a large-scale screen print reimagining the Society’s Lamp of Knowledge. More than 200 lamps represent women associated with the Society, transforming a single source of knowledge into a network of voices.⁠
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Printed at East London Printmakers on Somerset® Tub Sized Satin 410gsm, the print sits alongside five zines and a series of printed objects that continue to spark conversations in the Society’s library.⁠
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We’re proud that Somerset® paper forms part of this powerful project, bringing overlooked histories into view through print. ✨⁠
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READ the whole interview:
https://stcuthbertsmill.blogspot.com/2026/09/giving-voice-interview-with-katherine.html
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Somerset® printmaking paper comes with four beautiful deckle edges. There is a quiet beauty in a sheet that has 4 ragged...
14/09/2026

Somerset® printmaking paper comes with four beautiful deckle edges.

There is a quiet beauty in a sheet that has 4 ragged edges. The irregular sides are a reminder that the paper itself is part of the artwork.

At St Cuthberts Mill, two of the edges are created naturally on the cylinder mould machine, while the other two are torn carefully by hand by our skilled finishing team. The result is an exquisite looking sheet.

For printmakers, leaving the deckle edges visible can add texture and individuality to the finished work, particularly when a print is mounted or float-framed.

👉 Discover more about the ‘Beauty of Deckle Edges’ and how we create in the article on our website:
https://www.stcuthbertsmill.com/advice-centre/?id=1008

► Somerset®

Somerset® is a high-quality Mould Made paper with the craftsmanship behind each sheet that ensures the paper prints beautifully, whether you are creating relief prints, lithographs, etchings or silkscreens.

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Thursday 8:45am - 4:45pm
Friday 8:45am - 4:45pm

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