HONEYSUCKLE Handmade Leather Diary Sketchbook Journal - Pages of CARTRIDGE Paper

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HONEYSUCKLE Handmade Leather Diary Sketchbook Journal - Pages of CARTRIDGE Paper

Diary/Journal/Sketchbook

Cover of Buffalo Hide

Hand-Tooled HONEYSUCKLE Design

Pages of Cartridge Drawing Paper

  • Cover of buffalo hide 9x7.5 inches (23x18.5cm)
  • cover embossed overall with HONEYSUCKLE motif
  • 100 pages/200+ usable sides plain unlined acid-free 150gsm CARTRIDGE paper
  • paper suitable for drawing/sketching, and for writing in biro, gel, pencil etc
  • paper also suited for fountain pen
  • FAST freepost by First Class within UK
  • handmade from 100% renewable and recycled materials

This journal is handmade from vintage buffalo hide and is dyed with a natural ' Midnight Black' dye. The cover has a hand-tooled 'Honeysuckle' design, and it contains 100 pages/200 usable sides of plain, unlined cartridge paper. The cover measures 9x7.5 inches (23x19cm), which is substantially wider than A5. I make journals this size because I find the A5 proportions too narrow. I hope you will agree with me! This is a tough and durable book that would make an excellent travelling journal, sketchbook or diary - you could even use it as a photo album or guestbook. The 'chapters' of paper are stitched into the leather cover with a traditional 'Italian' stitch - a style of binding that guarantees a long life. I love working with leather, but for ethical reasons I only use vintage leather for my books- ie leather from working animals that have come to the end of their lives.

RETURNS POLICY

I hope you like the quality of my books. If not, you are welcome to return them to me in as-new condition within 14 days of receipt. I will refund the purchase price, less postage.


My Ethical Production Policy

It is my policy to produce books from natural and renewable materials that will have a minimum impact on the environment. I use exclusively water-buffalo hides and cow hides from mature animals that have come to the end of their working life. No animals are bred and slaughtered solely for the purpose of producing leather for my books. All prepared leather 'blanks' are sourced from Hindu village communities in India and Nepal and are imported to UK by my own company DESTINY HANDICRAFTS Pvt Ltd; I do not purchase or import from any other wholesaler. I am personally responsible for all aspects of design, embossing and finishing. Metal book furniture is - regrettably - imported from China, as all other sources have dried up. But I can make up book clasps/locks/trims etc in silver for custom orders. To tan leather I use a natural tannin wash as an alternative to the highly toxic chromium salts commonly used in tanning. This natural tannin dye occasionally leaves a small residue on the surface of the leather, and some dye may appear on your hands on first handling of a new book. This is entirely harmless, and will cease altogether on further handling when the dye stabilizes. I hope you will agree with me that this is a small price to pay for a method of production that avoids poisoning our environment. My handmade paper is sourced directly from the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, Taj Handmade Paper of Jaipur, and the cooperative of paper producers in Luang Prabang, Laos. It is produced without the use of bleaches and other toxic chemicals commonly associated with paper production. This natural tannin dye occasionally leaves a small residue on the surface of the leather, and some dye may appear on your hands on first handling of a new book. This is entirely harmless, and will cease altogether on further handling when the dye stabilizes. I hope you will agree with me that this is a small price to pay for a method of production that avoids poisoning our environment. It is my aim to produce books that meet the needs and wishes of the artists, art students, travelers and writers and poets who commonly purchase my books. For that reason I am always interested to hear your comments, and any suggestions you have for improvements or for new products. Of the 200 designs in my 'library' of embossing plates over half were made in response to requests from individual customers - but if you do have a special request, please remember that embossing is a low-tech mechanical process and that etching a plate requires time. You are very welcome to choose and collect items from my workshop in Sussex rather than receiving purchases through the post - so that you can see exactly what you will get before you make your selection.

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  • Condition: New
  • Brand: DiaryShop
  • Item Subtype: Journals/ Sketchbooks
  • Cover Style: Handmade leather
  • MPN: 9x7.5HoneysuckleFlapless
  • Cover Material: Leather
  • EAN: 0635131102264

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