Blue Suede Journal

My newest journal is for a friend. It's made from blue dyed suede with a collection of different papers inside from scrapbook pages to sketch and lined papers.


This time I doubled the matboard and am happy with how it turned out.

Here's a photos of the inside cover. And some of the inside.Trace

Hand sewn suede leather buckle sketchbook

I love hand sewn bookbinding. Here is my latest creation, a sketchbook made from heavy brown suede. It measures 9"x11" with 100 pages of handmade pink and white sketch paper.

I used a template from Tandy for the flower designs, but instead of tooling them in (this suede won't do it), I used archival blank ink. Next time I think I'll add my own twisted tree designs.

Of course, this one is for me.

Now, to get back to work on a 500 page journal.