Hello! I've checked your list of suppliers but couldn't find one that can make custom washi tape. Some artists I've asked said they ordered it from Alibaba, but didn't give me more information about it T_T Also, I heard that Japanese washi tape suppliers have better quality than Chinese? Could you help me?
Kiriska: Most people I know order through Alibaba, yeah. Alibaba provides listings by various wholesale manufacturers, who you have to communicate with and arrange an order through.
Many artists do group orders in order to meet minimum order requirements, combine shipping, and to minimise communication confusion; while it’s certainly possible to go through an order entirely in English, having someone who’s passably fluent in Chinese does make things way easier, especially if you run into any problems with the order.
AANI has a side group specifically for group orders, and I know they’ve done a washi tape order once or twice in the past, so you may want to check and see if there’s one running now or in future.
I have no experience with Japanese VS Chinese tape manufacturers, but I and pretty much everyone I know who has washi tape has ordered through a Chinese manufacturer and the tape all seems to be pretty good quality to me. :V
