Using soft magnolia hypoleuca for the printing block, a sieve instead of brush to transfer the pigment, and one's palm instead of baren (a tool to transfer ink or pigments from a printing plate to paper by rubbing the back of the paper), the kyo karakami paper with characteristic warmth is made.
京から紙は、版木に柔らかいホオノキを用い、刷毛でなく篩で顔料を塗り、バレンでなく手のひらで摺り上げ、独特の暖かみのある京から紙が作られる。