hand stitched notebooks

D'you know....I don't think it's possible to have too many notebooks!  

If you're anything like me you'll need one with you at all times - I mean.... really.... how else can you capture those fleeting, marvellous, earth-shaking, creative, ground-breaking ideas that constantly flit through the mind?  and then leave absolutely no trace once they're gone.

I have notebooks rammed with epic adventures, shopping lists, house designs, things I really must do today, things I might do next year, people I need to see, last night's dream, the book I plan to write....  oh I could go on.

I've sourced a sturdy 140gsm 100% recycled cartridge paper for the pages.  Yes it will take watercolour - it even withstands the ubiquitous permanent maker beginning with S!!  

The covers are recycled greyboard, adorned with old maps, maritime charts, or my original paste paper and collagraph prints.

To keep everything  together the spine is hand-stitched with best Irish Waxed Linen thread.  I use the Coptic binding method, which allows every page to open flat, making these books perfect for sketching,painting and writing.

Do you need a book that shows a specific location?  Just get in touch and I'll have a rummage through my huge stash of old maps to see if I can find the perfect one for you.

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