I think at this point, the lb weight is more used for shipping calculations of the signature size... much easier to determine pallet weight by just counting the number of signature packs on a pallet... but when the lb weight started... weren't all signature sheets the same size??? at least that's what I was taught in my graphic design program 20 years ago. I have recently been flustered by the various thicknesses at the same "weight", so thank you for this video. Been trying to find the tracing paper I grew up with, the new stuff is all thicker than my memory and feels almost plasticized

So if you hold a paperback book and hardcover book of the same edition of the same book this all suddenly makes more sense. They contain the same book content with different paper, so they are the same from the parent perspective. Mass produced paper was first for books, hence "text," "index," and "cover."

I almost didn’t watch this video because I thought I understood paper. Boy was I wrong. I never noticed that the gsm could be different on various types of paper with the same poundage. I never paid any attention to the gsm. Now I understand how important it is. Thank you so much for this video, it was very informative.

Would love to see the 126 Arrtx brand as a tritone work books they are fantastic .

Good job 👏

Did you just print your design on black paper?

Wow, I learned a lot from you. I loved the graduated paints. Thank you.

Thank you so very much for all of your videos, always so informative and enjoyable. You’re inspirational!! This video is especially helpful to me in understanding the paper lingo.

Thank you.

Wow, who knew?! It's good to learn something new.

Thank you so much for your research. I have several of your books and I love the paper. I will be ordering the sample pack today!

YEP! I have been studying and researching the varying paper types with varying art supply types to see which helps the most desirable production. As always thanks for your hard work you two! 🤗❤️👍🏽💯

Over the years of doing Art, I’ve had to learn about paper weight. Thank you for sharing this information. As a member, can I download a copy of your chart?

Can't believe I'm two weeks late to the giveaway 😢. Thanks for all the details and help on this video!!!

Wow I suffer all those syndromes too!

Thank you. This was a very helpful video:-)

Thank very much for this information. The visuals were extremely helpful. I am a cardmaker and just knew the GSM weights of my favorite cardstocks. This just made everything make so much more sense. Thankyou

Great content, as always! A bit off-topic, but I wanted to ask: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (mistake turkey blossom warfare blade until bachelor fall squeeze today flee guitar). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?

Here in Australia we use gsm... using pound weight is much harder for me I was always trying to convert it to gsm

This presentation was super helpful, thank you! I didn’t know about the various sizes of parent sheets-everything makes so much more sense now! I knew to compare the gsm numbers, but I’ve always wondered how the lbs number was arrived at!

This is so valuable and I appreciate the chart for reference

Omg! Please don’t block little rose!!

Very informative! Thank you for explaining this so well 👏🏻.

Thank you, Jennifer and Steve, for a great explanation of the weights and texture of the paper. It is so helpful.

Love this man!!!!!

Thank you! This really helps a lot. I've been trying to figure out what paper I need to get because I want a good heavy weight cardstock. The different varieties are kind of mind numbing if you don't know what's what. ❤❤

Coming from a country that works with metric units only seeing you describe how the lb is calculated is just insanity. The ability to have a standard size for things makes the maths easier & you then know exactly what thickness of paper/cardstock you are getting every time. I will also use a Hot Press 210gsm cotton blend watercolour paper in my Laser Printer for colouring or watercolouring. Thank you for all the hard work that you’ve put into this.

Great job on presenting this information 😊 The visual makes so much more sense! I appreciate the effort that you and Steve put into this. THANK YOU! This will be a great resource for our crafting community.

Great video

I’ve never bought paper by the lb always by the gsm it makes much more sense and I know what I’m getting. Sometimes I just feel like these manufacturers try to mess with our heads 😂

Oh, thank you! When I first started buying specific kinds of paper for different projects, I learned about gsm measurements but never about the other, although I could see it on some of the packaging. Most store clerks these days don't know anything about the products they sell, so until your video popped onto my screen just now, I have had no idea what those pound numbers meant! The only thing I ever had to remember was, "twenty pound bond," for my printer. No idea what it meant until now! Another of life's little mysteries solved. Bless your heart! 🥰

now it all makes more sense! you both are so amazing!

Excellent explanation/information!

You said you use the Bienfang cellulose as your watercolor paper. What are the brands of Bristol Vellum and coverstock you use?

I knew (or was pretty sure) that gsm is how you actually know how thick a paper is. Thanks for confirming!!

Very informative!

thanks for explaining everything. What is the best Neenah white cardstock is best to use for alcohol makers and mixed media

Very very informative video thank you very much Jennifer and Steve 💕

Very interesting- Thank you. Rose always steals the show, for me.

Jennifer, I think you are a talented artist but you are not good at explaining things.,

Have you tried the Ohuhu alcohol marker that is bleed proof?? Thank you for explaining that!! 👍 Rosie getting some exercise fluffing her bed!! ❤

That was brilliant ✨

I recently purchased some new cardstock by Neenah -"Exact Index" 110# / 199gsm. I ran out of the Premium cardstock from Walmart that was 80# and index 199GSM. I knew there was a difference but didn't understand why. Thank you for your explanation.

Thank you Jennifer and Steve for the great info! ❤️

Thank you so much, very helpful and informative! Have a blessed day!

Thank you! I'm a visual learner and this was so easy to understand and now I'll remember it well too!

Great explanation, thank you!

Thank you, Jennifer and Steve. That was a great video; it was so helpful!

Thank you! Very helpful information. I got the Prisma Tri Tone for Christmas and LOVE it :)

A ream of paper is always 500 sheets. Anything less is only a partial ream.