Make it yourself – Midori Traveler’s style leather Moleskine Cahier or Field Notes notebook cover. A couple years ago I reviewed the Midori Traveler’s Notebook and commented that it was too expensive at $60 and that I could easily make one of my own for $20 or less.
After I posted that review, I ended up buying all the supplies I needed to make my own covers. The next year I made about 20 of them and sent them as Christmas gifts to all my writers here at The Gadgeteer. The other day someone left a comment on the Midori review asking if I had ever made a cover for less than $20. That question prompted me to write up this short how-to article. I hope you find it useful. Note: Images can be clicked to view a larger size. If you don’t think you are crafty enough to tackle this project, I’m here to tell you that you can do it. Instead of making the weird sized Midori notebook, I opted to go with a size that I could easily find refills for.
Shopping list Mandatory: 3 oz leather – I ordered a 20-24 sq. ft. piece from Leather Unlimited that will last for a very long time. Total: $102.00. Longstitch Bookbinding Tutorial for a Leather Journal. The most common type of sewn bookbinding that I often default to, falls into the category of longstitch binding.
It’s really a general categorization for many different methods of sewn binding. People have invented their own patterns and techniques and have probably called it something else as well. Suffice to say, it’s a general way to denote sewing your paper to the cover of your book. I’m sure you’ve noticed journals out there with exposed sewing in the binding in a variety of patterns and designs.
They are all technically longstitch binding techniques, but in different patterns. The materials for this project include leather, paper, thread, needle, an awl and cutting device of some sort. Regarding the thread, I’m using a natural linen thread in this example, but you can also use waxed thread sold specifically for bookbinding to prevent knotting up when sewing. Regarding my little awl, I use it to punch holes in the paper.
This is what you see on the outside binding… Related Posts: DIY: Leather Bound Notebook. Yesterday I went exploring a small little town near my house that was full of cute, local stores and found so much crafty inspiration!
I came across some beautiful leather bound notebooks and wanted to try making my own. Supplies: A piece of faux leather (found in any craft store), embroidery floss in any color, a needle and a button (it took me a while to decide which to use) First cut strips of paper that will fit within the note book. Create four folded booklets of 10 strips each.
You're going to stitch each of the four booklets into place. Repeat sewing in the booklets until all four are in there. Here are some pictures of the final results! 600 soorten Kunstleer kwaliteiten bij Stoffen-per-meter.nl, basic, luxce, fix, plisee, linnen, micro, olifant, glitter, rog, lak, ornament, python, roses, silk, bie-elast, techno, profiel, zorg, kind, fitness, coupons, zebra, antislip, meubelstoffering, i.