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Custom Sketchbook, Leather Bound Journal

Custom Sketchbook, Leather Bound Journal

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A super special jumbo sized rustic leather journal/sketchbook with a whopping 124 pages/288 sides, enough to keep you going for a while! Made for those with a serious passion for writing or drawing and capturing moments in time, this book can be made in a variety leather colours and will be custom made with your choice of binding thread colour. Containing 160gsm acid free cartridge paper, it's suitable for dry and wet media or simply just for writing. Bound by hand using age old traditional techniques, this will be one book to treasure for a lifetime.

CHOOSE SIZE:
A5

- Leather cover measures approx 16cm x 22cm or 6.2" x 8.5"
- Paper inside is 14.8cm x 21cm or 5.8 x 8.2” 

A6:
- Leather cover approx 11.5cm x 15.5cm or 4.5" x 6.1"
- Paper inside approx 10.5cm x 14.8cm or 4.1 x 5.8"

LEATHER COVER: Pull up leather that marks and wears beautifully and just gets better with use with a self leather wraparound tie.

PAPER QUALITY: 160gsm blank acid free blank cartridge paper perfect for dry or wet media or simply just for writing.

PAGE COUNT OPTIONS:

  • 144 pages/288 sides
  • 168 pages/336 sides
  • 224 pages/488 sides


BINDING: Traditionally bound, the pages are stitched into the leather cover by hand using a long stitch binding with waxed Irish linen thread.

CUSTOM MONOGRAM ADD ON: EMBOSSED OR HAND STITCHED
-Choose this option to have initials hand stitched or embossed onto the right hand corner of the leather cover by selecting the appropriate option from the drop down menu.
-For the stitched option, your monogram will be stitched using the same thread colour as used on the binding on the spine of the journal.
-For the embossed option, characters will be 6mm (0.2") tall

CLICK TO SEE OTHER ADD ONS AVAILABLE:

  • Add an envelope page/s to hold loose notes. 
  • Custom dedication/title page. 
  • Lined or grid pages. 
  • Extra charms. 
  • More letters stitched onto the leather cover. 

As leather is a natural material, please be aware that there may be natural marks and scars and so each piece will vary slightly from the images shown. These are not faults but a beautiful part of this natural material and as each piece is a unique individually hand crafted item, no 2 will be exactly the same.


CLICK HERE TO VIEW LARGER IMAGES OF LEATHER & THREAD COLOUR CHARTS:  

  • Each piece handmade to order
  • Free UK shipping on orders over £50
  • International Tracked & Express Shipping
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Handcrafted & Mindfully Made From Start To Finish


Each piece that you commission will be individually handcrafted and made to order with attention to detail, using quality materials and hand tools from my tiny studio in Leicester, England.

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CK
12/03/2021
Crystal K.
United Kingdom

Best Journals!!

It was fantastic! I emailed Kausar a few times and received replies very quickly!! My items were crafted and delivered w/i two weeks and I couldn’t be happier with each of these lovely handmade books!!

RR
06/01/2021
Rosie R.
United Kingdom

Rosie

Lovely book, and beautifully presented. Very good service. What more can I say

A
13/06/2018
Andrew
UK

Highly recommended!

Fantastic quality item with excellent communication from the seller. Highly recommended!

P
27/12/2017
Pethra
Sweden

awesome,just

awesome,just love the book <3 <3

I
27/06/2017
Inara
Queensland, Australia

Beautiful item

Beautiful item, just not sure as a wedding gift if I should have chosen lined paper. My thoughts were for this to become a family recipe book.

S
10/05/2017
Steve
UK

Looks great and substantial.

Nice heavy paper, practically card its so thick. Looks great and substantial.

D
20/02/2017
Diana
USA

Beautiful

Beautiful and extremely high quality.

V
09/06/2016
Vikram
Czech Republic

Fantastic ... As Always!

Fantastic ... As Always! Thank you for the customization and all the attention to detail Kausar. Stay well. Cheers

L
03/01/2016
Lueda
Canada

gorgeous

Absolutely gorgeous notebook. Beautifully made.