A hand-held paper wipe made of a unitary sheet of absorbent paper is formed of two overlying layers integrally joined by a common fold line. One layer forms a primary wiping layer having a generally flat rectangular surface large enough to cover at least the fingers of the hand. The other overlying layer has a somewhat greater lateral width than the primary wiping layer such that it may be gathered laterally and bound to the underlying main wiping layer by a series of spaced seams extending generally perpendicular to the fold line to form finger-receiving pockets. In use, the wipe is held in place by squeezing the fingers together and is readily disposed of after use by opening the fingers and allowing the wipe to fall off by gravity.