Hand-Stitched Journal - Coverless with Thick Paper
Making covers for books is often what takes the longest and I wanted to experiment with my bookmaking! These are coverless, which makes them more flexible, able to be put into pencil bags for travel or put into a pocket—molding itself to the shape of the pocket, versus having to fight with edges to force it into a small space.
Both of these books use a french link stitch to attach the signatures together. I’m unsure of the paper details for these books as this paper was gifted to me by a friendly neighbor that knows how much I love to paper craft! It’s a thicker card or cover stock and it holds various types of ink relatively well. Because it is thicker, I wouldn’t recommend it for watercolor washes without pilling but it can handle light usage of posca pens—so surely it can handle a bit of paint as well. I have also written notes on this paper using a fountain pen and it does hold the ink decently, but will bleed depending on the pen and ink (a thicker nib with fast-flowing ink will likely bleed).
However, I think these little books are more perfect for small collages, notes and doodles, stickers, paint, and pen/pencil drawing. The texture of the paper is smooth and handles colored pencil and oil pastel beautifully, as well as blending.
Dimensions: 3” x 4.75” x .75”
Details: 6 signatures, 96 pages total
Making covers for books is often what takes the longest and I wanted to experiment with my bookmaking! These are coverless, which makes them more flexible, able to be put into pencil bags for travel or put into a pocket—molding itself to the shape of the pocket, versus having to fight with edges to force it into a small space.
Both of these books use a french link stitch to attach the signatures together. I’m unsure of the paper details for these books as this paper was gifted to me by a friendly neighbor that knows how much I love to paper craft! It’s a thicker card or cover stock and it holds various types of ink relatively well. Because it is thicker, I wouldn’t recommend it for watercolor washes without pilling but it can handle light usage of posca pens—so surely it can handle a bit of paint as well. I have also written notes on this paper using a fountain pen and it does hold the ink decently, but will bleed depending on the pen and ink (a thicker nib with fast-flowing ink will likely bleed).
However, I think these little books are more perfect for small collages, notes and doodles, stickers, paint, and pen/pencil drawing. The texture of the paper is smooth and handles colored pencil and oil pastel beautifully, as well as blending.
Dimensions: 3” x 4.75” x .75”
Details: 6 signatures, 96 pages total
Making covers for books is often what takes the longest and I wanted to experiment with my bookmaking! These are coverless, which makes them more flexible, able to be put into pencil bags for travel or put into a pocket—molding itself to the shape of the pocket, versus having to fight with edges to force it into a small space.
Both of these books use a french link stitch to attach the signatures together. I’m unsure of the paper details for these books as this paper was gifted to me by a friendly neighbor that knows how much I love to paper craft! It’s a thicker card or cover stock and it holds various types of ink relatively well. Because it is thicker, I wouldn’t recommend it for watercolor washes without pilling but it can handle light usage of posca pens—so surely it can handle a bit of paint as well. I have also written notes on this paper using a fountain pen and it does hold the ink decently, but will bleed depending on the pen and ink (a thicker nib with fast-flowing ink will likely bleed).
However, I think these little books are more perfect for small collages, notes and doodles, stickers, paint, and pen/pencil drawing. The texture of the paper is smooth and handles colored pencil and oil pastel beautifully, as well as blending.
Dimensions: 3” x 4.75” x .75”
Details: 6 signatures, 96 pages total