Hand Stitched Journal sewn on cords with beaded open spine.

This romantic journal has a fairly thick cover which has a recessed "window" into which is nestled a soft puffy pink pin striped heart with a cream satin ribbon bow. The spine cords are crossed as shown in the graphic. It has eight strings of hand made and hand painted beads which fall from a band of macrame knotting. The edge of the front cover is also decorated with beads.

The particular method of stitching that I use to bind most of my journals evolved from the coptic stitch and involves sewing on cords leaving an open spine. This allows each book to open completely flat which is a wonderful feature when writing, gluing or sketching and also strengthens the spine.

This book has 224 pages.

Book measures 228mm X 23mm

Approximately 9" x 8 7/8"

This book is numbered and signed

COUNTING PAGES:

When I list the number of pages in a book, I am referring to one side of each leaf. For example, in a book with numbered pages, Page 17 would be on one side of the leaf or piece of paper, Page 18 on the other side. Therefore, a book with 224 pages would have 112 leaves.