thanks for the info and the websites. I think what I am going to do is a slight design difference to accommodate the sizes and widths of the mulberry paper and the rice paper and I will buy a roll of each to test them out. Heck, I have a lot of on hand just in case.
Oh , and Mr. Mathewson---WOW! Those are amazing stairs. I think I will try to print out the picture and put it in my garage as an inspiration for my Japanese Garden. You wouldn't be able to send me a JPEG somehow would you?

Mr JHarris2,
As for fabric, out west, we have a place called Joanne's fabrics. They call a vast assortment of fabric. I am sure somewhere where you live, there has got to be a fabric store. You need to look at all the varieties. At least 20 types for a start.
Sorry, I have not gotten back sooner but on the way home from a winery where I had bought some five gallon containers of fresh wine grapes and wine juice, I was involved in a mluti-car crash. I think I am O.K. and my car did better than the rest but ONE OF MY FIVE GALLON CONTAINERS OF WINE JUICE EXPLODED IN MY CAR DURING THE COLLISON AND NOW I AM STILL TRYING TO GET THE SMELL OF WINE JUICE OUT OF MY CAR! NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAD TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH THE HIGHWAY PATROL EDUCATING THEM THAT I WAS NOT DRINKING AND YOU CANNOT DRINK UNFERMENTED WINE JUICE!:laughing: