These hand-made journals can be used as photo books, wedding books or sketchbooks. They are exquisitely crafted using all-archival materials: 98lb (160gsm) Canson Mi-Teintes cover paper over heavy book board for covers, with interior pages of 80# text (118gsm) Mohawk Superfine paper for sketching and/or journaling. Covers are set into a book press before and after interior pages are hand-stitched into them—using a coptic-stitching method—with waxed linen binder’s thread. Coptic stitching allows your book to lie completely flat when opened to any page.All the books have tiny beads knotted into the ends of the threads.
• Books with decorative paper interleaves have one four-page section of sumptuous decorative paper wrapped around the first and last of four 24-page sections (104 pages total).
• Books without interleaves have four 24-page sections (96 pages total).
* Your book will be the general color scheme you choose, cover colors are exact, interleaves may or may not be exactly as the book in the photograph/s.
* The color of the front and back covers is listed first in the color scheme name, and the inside covers is listed second. The color of the decorative paper interleaves will fall within the combined color scheme.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Difference Between Paper Types?
Arches Text Wove, 80lb (119 gsm). Natural white
• 100% cotton, extremely versatile. Acid free. Excellent for drawing and writing. Neutral pH.
Mohawk Superfine 80lb text (118 gsm). White
• 25% cotton, acid-free. Ideal for writing and drawing. An excellent all around paper, with a premium quality smooth finish, and a pleasant color. Acid free, archival paper manufactured with standards set by the American National Standard Institute Inc.
* Custom orders may choose from Arches, Hahnemuhle, Khadi, Nideggen, Reeves, Stonehenge. Please enquire.
What is the Difference Between Stitch-Wrapper-Spine Options?
Custom leather-wrapped and one-of-a-kind leather spine journals can be made either left-handed (to open right-to-left) or right-handed (conventionally, to open left-to-right) in any of options below.
- Long visible transfer stitch. 96 pages, size 4.6"x 7"x 0.6" (11.7cm x 17.8cm x 1.4cm), 80lb (120gsm) Mohawk Superfine pages stitched with waxed linen, 98lb (160gsm) Canson Mi-teintes cover paper, smooth leather reinforced spine.
- Long hidden transfer stitch with button closure. 128 pages, size 6"x 5.9"x 0.6" (15.2cm x 14.9cm x 1.6cm), 80lb (120gsm) Mohawk Superfine pages stitched with waxed linen, 98lb (160gsm) Canson Mi-teintes cover, smooth leather reinforced spine, knotted thread design on leather detail at closure, tiny beads knotted into end of closure thread.
- The long and link paired long station stitch. 128 pages, size 3.5"x 3.5"x 0.9" (8.9cm x 8.9cm x 2.2cm), 80lb (120gsm) Mohawk superfine pages stitched with waxed linen, entire cover is a leather wrap with matching wrap-strap leather closure.
This is the same stitch that is offered in the Leather-Wrapped Slightly Horizontal-Format books that are available in two sizes, two cover colors, and two thread colors, and which you may order from inventory. - Long stitch with slotted spine. 144 pages, size 6.3"x 5"x 0.75" (15.9cm x 12.7cm x 1.9cm), 80lb (120gsm) Mohawk Superfine pages stitched with waxed linen. This very special book is double-covered with 98lb (160gsm) Canson Mi-teintes in two colors (one color is the outer cover, the second, the inner cover). Outer and inner covers provide stability and visual interest of two tones/and subtle texture. Tiny beads are knotted into both ends of this book’s double-thread wrap closure.
Leather-Wrapped Journal
Beautiful hand-made journals featuring a wrap closure, waxed linen thread-sewn spines, and tiny beads knotted into ends of threads.
One-of-a-Kind Journal
Select an in-stock one-of-a-kind journal or request a custom book with your choice of size, design, paper type, etc.