Paper Artist & Bookbinder
Yvette Ja is a South Korean / British Paper Artist and Bookbinder living in Northumberland. Yvette creates large scale installations using books and maps, often employing heritage craft techniques within her work, which explores the rich culture of east and west.
Yvette teaches bookbinding through online courses and craft kits shipped to your home. New tutorials are released every month in the field of bookbinding, sculpture and paper craft. Sign up to the mailing list to get releases early and a mystery discount.
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New Bookbinding Tutorials are released every month.
Our projects focus on heritage projects from across the globe. All designed and filmed by Yvette Ja: a mixed heritage paper artist and bookbinder living in Northumberland, UK.
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Introduction to Bookbinding
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Recycled Travel Journal
Shop NowMake your own Travel Journal from maps and airmail envelopes with our tutorial and kit.
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Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding
Shop NowLearn to make 3 books and a slipcase in our new course and kit.
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Accordion Window Book
Shop NowCreate your own window book to slot prints, photos or drawings to keep forever.
Craft + Bookbinding Tutorials
All courses are on demand with lifetime access. You will be sent a sign up link to our course website so you can track your progress and meet other bookbinding students.
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Victorian Puzzle Purse
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Pencil Box Tutorial
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Mini Make: Magic Origami Envelopes
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Nature Journal Tutorial
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Ori Folder Book Tutorial
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Buttonhole Book Tutorial
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Clamshell Box Tutorial
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A5 Scrap Packs
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Sashiko Bookmark
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Introduction to Boxmaking
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Accordion Window Book
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Pop up Plant Tutorial
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Commission an Origami Map
You choose the location. I find, fold and frame it.
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Origami Map - Pick a place anywhere in the world
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Origami Map - Pick a place anywhere in the world
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Rainbow Turkish Map Book
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Origami Map: Full Size
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British Isles Origami Map
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London Tube Map - Folded
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Introduction to Bookbinding
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Pencil Box Tutorial
Create these Pencil boxes for your home workspace or office. Our kit makes two boxes. One to keep and one to gift to your friend. You will learn boxmaking, what materials to use, some handy bookbinding tips and full instructions with measurements to make many more boxes at home.
Introduction to Bookbinding
Learn to make books in our online course.
A 12 project on demand course to learn everything you need to know about bookbinding for the absolute beginner.
You start from learning about the materials and tools, to folding paper using the correct grain direction, moving into simple stitched books before you end making a book inside a clamshell box. Full kit available.
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Pencil Box Tutorial
Let’s make Pencil Boxes! Last week I asked my FB Community to vote on my next tutorial and Pencil Boxes won by a clear mile. For this box tutorial I...
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Let’s make Pencil Boxes! Last week I asked my FB Community to vote on my next tutorial and Pencil Boxes won by a clear mile. For this box tutorial I...
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New Tutorial: Buttonhole Binding
Hey there! Last week I asked my community on Instagram which Binding you wanted to learn next? Over 50% said you wanted to learn the buttonhole Binding and so, as...
New Tutorial: Buttonhole Binding
Hey there! Last week I asked my community on Instagram which Binding you wanted to learn next? Over 50% said you wanted to learn the buttonhole Binding and so, as...
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Feature Make! Coptic Books + Secret Belgian Bin...
Exposed Coptic + Secret Belgian Binding
Feature Make! Coptic Books + Secret Belgian Bin...
Exposed Coptic + Secret Belgian Binding
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Free UK Shipping when you spend £30
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Kits packed and posted by hand
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All videos, subtitled in English with lifetime access.