The red handmade beads which are wrapped with gold threads, and the front panel of this bright and colorful journal are made from a "fat quarter" that Santa put in my Christmas Stocking last year. (thank you Wendy). Besides the usual fringe or tassel of beads that I love to see hanging from the spine of my hand stitched books, I also added lots more beads on shorter strings falling in the direction of the cover. Today, I got delivery of a few thousand (Im embarassed to tell you the exact amount but trust me ... lots and lots ... ) black pony beads and those are what I used between the rolled handmade paper beads on the tassel strings, ... so on this particular journal, not all the beads are handmade.

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