I regret I no longer sell Crawford waxed linen thread: this blog post explains why.
View leather colours for your personalised Memory Book, Wedding Guest Book, Journal or Sketchbook here...
"Noteworthy observations merit a superior notepad and Bound by Hand's lovingly made leather journals really are the creme de la creme of stationery." A big thank you to In The Moment magazine for including my leather journals in their special feature on writing your way to calm and happy...
I recorded this video a couple of months ago but wanted to edit out the contributions from my eldest lurcher, Sola (ear flaps and snorts are her speciality). The studio got very busy and I forgot all about it, but just decided today to leave it just the way it was.
Making environmentally sustainable choices about everyday products and services gets easier all the time. But when you're planning your wedding there's SO much to think about so it's useful when the experts have done the research and gathered some essential pointers. Bride magazine has done just that with this great feature...
Perfect for eco-conscious, environmentally sustainable weddings with a rustic, natural, woodland or bohemian theme, my new Wedding Guest Books celebrate natural materials, chosen for their sustainability.
The Heritage Crafts Association recently published The Radcliffe Red List of Endangered Crafts, a report on the state of 165 Heritage Crafts (defined as "a practice which employs manual dexterity and skill and an understanding of traditional materials, design and techniques, and which has been practised for two or more successive generations").
Hastings ceramicist Pip Wilcox's approach to her work - the making process, managing stock levels, organising her work flow - is one that I admire deeply. She is also the founder of Makers 4 Refugees, a fundraising project involving some 40 makers throughout 2017...
After sampling, testing and frankly - stroking - many different types of paper from some of the world's best paper mills, I've selected Mohawk as the new standard for BOUND, because no other paper has the same reputation for quality, consistency and uniformity.
I've just introduced a Size Guide with full dimensions and pagination for each style of book I offer, to help you select the right one for you. Non-A sized books are available on request, as are a greater or lesser number of pages.
Mini Journals have been very popular this month, perhaps there have been a lot of summer birthdays, or maybe because it’s the height of wedding season. They really are sweet little gifts, but the kind that you want to keep around, a gift you can use and admire after the event, not something that will get lost in the back of *that* drawer.
