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Jackdaw Bindery
Jackdaw Bindery

“Handbound soft cover leather journals bound into carefully sourced materials on the south coast ♥”

Shop Announcement:

Welcome to Jackdaw Bindery - thank you so much for visiting! Here you will find a wonderful selection of hand-bound soft cover leather and cork wrap journals and sketchbooks, created using a range of hand selected materials. Each and every item that you find in my shop has been hand-bound by myself in my little studio in West Ashling, West Sussex on the South Coast of England.

All of the leather I use have been sourced as a by-product from the upholstery and automotive trade which may otherwise end up as waste. If you have an idea for a custom book, I would love work with you to create the perfect handbound journal for your needs, just get in touch and we can go from there!

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About Jackdaw Bindery

Jackdaw Bindery

Hey, I'm Louise - Bookbinder and general lover of all things creative!

I make soft cover leather bound journals, all kinds of journals for all kinds of people. I'm proud to call this my full time job and there's nothing more beautiful than someone asking what I do, and being able to say I'm a bookbinder - how romantic and old-fashioned is that! Most day's you can find me binding away in my studio and when I've got time I love to experiment with one-off journal ideas.

If I'm not binding I do love most other creative adventures. In the past I've been a photographer, another time a seamstress and I just love experimenting with different materials and making anything and everything.

I hope you enjoy my work, I love what I do and wouldn't change it for the world ♥