Day 324/365
I’m so excited to say that there are a couple of new Canadiana Journals in the shop, one of them, pictured above, with RED edging!! Of course, they are coptic stitched, for flexibility and ease of writing or sketching.
While the red journal showcases Quebec maps on the cover, the book pictured above features The Great Lakes. Complete with rustic brown edging, which reminds me of old school provincial park rangers, of course.
Interesting fact: you can find these books in the Travel Journals section of my online shop, as opposed to the Hard Cover Journals section. Just go here to see!
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I especially like the deep purple along the spine, which plays many important roles in this binding. First, it looks good (if I do say so myself!) and picks up the floral pattern on the covers, it really showcases the stitching along the spine and adds a bit of durability to the binding. However, those familiar with the coptic binding, also know that it’s an exposed spine binding. This means that there’s a small gap between the signatures when the book is open. This is just the nature of the binding. But by adding the purple along the spine, it seals the gaps and allows the possibility of tucking paper ephemera and other mementos between the pages!
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