Tie it Up! With hemp cord...naturally.

Naturally biodegradable and strong. Use hemp to tie up plants and raspberry canes from flopping over. Crochet or knit with this polished twine in snappy colours and various weights.​ Earth Day is April 22, go natural.

We carry the variegated and bakers twine as well as every shade of hue both dyed or shall I say it, oh naturale. Sew-stitch-bind-decorate-accessorize...get funky, get earthy. ​

Spring Fever is here!

Spring is daffodils and cherry blossoms. Spring is leaping, skipping, bounding and hopping. It's time to say, "hello world!"

Time to get out and about and reconnect while sharing that wonderful feeling of newness. Again, finally! Happy Spring...
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Should you buy your wrap and tape before you choose a gift?

​​you might want to when you see these our new papers and masking tapes!

a tactile and visual feast, something for everyone.​

peels off easily, ​cuts easily, let your imagination run wild. 

Making handmade books satisfies our creative urge to make something both tangible and useful.

The other day, while helping a customer choose handmade papers she turned to me and said, "I had no idea you sold bookbinding supplies." That very same afternoon a young man hovering over our binding needles and glues pulled out his phone to make a call. No, I was not eavesdropping but could easily hear him telling someone that we had binding supplies! Okay, I thought, I get the message..."hey folks, I am here to tell you, we sell bookbinding supplies!"

and a variety of the best bookbinding instruction books

threads, linen tapes, ribbon, twine, and binding cloth.

There's somthing about making something by hand that releases stress. Maybe turning off our "i" toys for a few hours might be kind of rewarding.

Smart Chaps and Hunters are strong and have just enough attitude while they balance career and personal life effortlessly.

That's why they are part of the Aunts and Uncles family of great leather bags.

Smart Chaps bags are made from natural leather and are vegetable-tanned, washed and shrunken. They are soft to the touch and flexible. They have a vintage charm yet inform a noble and at the same time casual appearance...that's not easy!

For those who love a vintage yet more rustic look The Hunters may be the bag for you. They are made of vegetable-tanned calf leather, treated with oils and waxes allowing the natural character of the leather to unfold. However you use your bag, it will develop its own unique patina and down-to-earth character...a loyal companion for any situation.

Guess who's popped up at Paper-Ya?

The Aunts & Uncles Pop Up Shop, that's what. The month of Love...yes, February just got more exciting. A huge selection of those amazing A&U bags are in town. Throughout the month we will be introducing you to the the family. Lets start with Grandma's Luxury Club.

The "Grandmas" are made of vegetable-tanned, sun-dried premium calf leather. During a gentle dying process the leather shrinks and thus obtains its typical waved leather structure. The soft shiny effects are brought about by manual polishing and emphasize the exclusive character of natural leather.

Thanks to Grandma's fine baking we now have a variety of delicious bags for you or your sweethearts. Mrs. Muffin, Mrs. Tea Cake, Mrs. Lemon Puff, Mrs.Toffee, Mrs. Pancakes and yours truly, Miss Truffle on on the shelves. This is no time for a diet!

Chiyogami patterns originated from traditional Japanese designs of flora and fauna.

New designs are continuously being created. Like Japan itself these exquisite handmade Japanese sheets of paper have a feeling of old and new at the same time.

Colors are rich and the golds and silvers shimmer and shine. Each color is hand silkscreened one at a time onto the sheet. There are hundreds of patterns available, we can supply you with morst of them!

We sell the highest quality chiyogami. The base paper is high in kozo content and a nice weight thereby giving a stronger sheet. The pigment-based inks are an excellent quality and great care is put into the light fastness and adherence of the pigments. We sell the full sheet size of 24x36 in. so when comparing prices always note the size.

Probably the most common use of these papers is in accents and decorative embellishment for invitations and envelope linings. Bookbinders discovered them long ago as cover papers. Now many artists and printmakers are finding these papers inspiring in collage and digital applications.