Handmade paper products are made  up of  sapling stick of  about 6 ft in
height which are found in the altitude between 6000 to 10000 ft over the
hilly region of Nepal .It is harvested like sugarcane by leaving  1 ft stem .
They are specified as Lokta . The Lokta has specific character of 
re - growing to maturity again within four years after harvesting leading in
no harm to the environment .   
 
                                   Process  involved in preparing the paper   :                   

Lokta bark layer in set apart from the main  Lokta stick and let it sink in clean water after tiding up small bundles.   Surface dressing is done with a sharp knife by shaving it�s upper surface to make it soft smooth and clean.

Then Lokta tapes dissolves in hot boiling water and turns to a thick pile and then washed in clean cool water.   Lokta piles then are bitten by wooden hammer to turn it into a sticky and muddy Lokta .   Lokta pulp glue then made by adding required quantity of clean water .   The Lokta Pulp glue is poured on to the frame plate .

The frame is kept   in sunlight for  2 to 8 hours in order to dry . Finally , dry paper sheets are taken out from the frame