Tea Leaves
This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 80 gsm Mohawk Superfine archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.
This book’s endbands are brown and yellow cotton, and its bookmark is pigskin. Its spine is covered in Dubletta cloth from the Netherlands, and its boards are wrapped in paper that was hand silk-screened in Japan in a factory where kimono fabric is decorated.
Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.
The talisman in this book is Chinese coin from the Qing Dynasty. It was the last dynasty before the contemporary Chinese Republic. Every epoch is filled with adventure and change.
This book is approximately 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages.
This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 80 gsm Mohawk Superfine archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.
This book’s endbands are brown and yellow cotton, and its bookmark is pigskin. Its spine is covered in Dubletta cloth from the Netherlands, and its boards are wrapped in paper that was hand silk-screened in Japan in a factory where kimono fabric is decorated.
Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.
The talisman in this book is Chinese coin from the Qing Dynasty. It was the last dynasty before the contemporary Chinese Republic. Every epoch is filled with adventure and change.
This book is approximately 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages.
This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 80 gsm Mohawk Superfine archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.
This book’s endbands are brown and yellow cotton, and its bookmark is pigskin. Its spine is covered in Dubletta cloth from the Netherlands, and its boards are wrapped in paper that was hand silk-screened in Japan in a factory where kimono fabric is decorated.
Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.
The talisman in this book is Chinese coin from the Qing Dynasty. It was the last dynasty before the contemporary Chinese Republic. Every epoch is filled with adventure and change.
This book is approximately 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages.