Medium Nature Print French Link Blank Book (wood)

This is a medium, hand-crafted hard cover blank book, with a hand-printed Nature Print cover and exposed spine stitching. It uses unlined paper and lays flat—perfect for journaling or sketching, or even for use as a scrapbook or recipe book!

It has 168 pages (84 leaves) and measures approximately 4-1/2" wide, 5-3/4” tall, and about 1-1/8” deep at the spine. All of my books have my "Damselfly Books" stamp at the bottom of the last page.

*The lighter colored cord and knot seen on the spine in the photos above is from the (easily removable) tag.

Process

First I made the bookcloth out of natural linen fabric, then I printed onto one piece of the bookcloth, using a tree trunk slice as the printing surface and dark brown fabric block printing ink. After it dried completely over several days, I then used the printed bookcloth, colored cardstock (light tan on one side, an earthy blue on the other), and bookboard to create the covers (with the plain linen bookcloth for the back cover).

I created all of the signatures for the inside of the book from Mohawk Superfine 80-lb text paper (which is acid-free, archival, Forest Stewardship Council-certified, and made with wind power).

Finally, I sewed everything together using lightly waxed brown Irish linen thread and a French link stitch.

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Important Notes

Please note that this book is also currently showing in a local gallery, so there is the smallest possibility that this book will not be available. While I try my best to keep the stock updated here, I am unable to go to the gallery every day to keep track of what has sold. When I receive your order, I will go down to the gallery and verify that it is available; if it is not, I will refund the price of the book and any associated shipping charges within 24 hours.

Also note that, if you order more than one item, I may need to send an invoice for updated shipping charges to account for a larger box, depending on the items ordered.

Thank you for your understanding as I work out the kinks of having an online shop as well as selling items locally.

I do my best to take pictures that accurately portray the item, but please note that there may be slight differences between the photos and the actual book, especially in color.