Crafts CouncilDirectoryInk & PageWrap Around JournalAboutI wanted to use offcuts of leather that would normally be wasted. I explored ways to join leather scraps that is both decorative and durable. I settled on Z-seam sewing for the cover pieces and made wrap around longstitch journals with enclosures.Ink & PageBridport, EnglandWarp around Leather Journals, Photo: David SquirrellPocket and Mini leather journalsWrap Around leather Journal, Photo: David SquirrellLongstitch journal made with joined leather piecesLongstitch sewing, Photo: Kim SquirrellBinding method: longstitch sewing in black linen threadLongstitch leather journal, Kim SquirrellSpine showing linen thread stitching in contrasting colourLongstitch leather journal, Photo: David SquirrellWrap around journal made with Z-seam joined leather pieces.Longstitch leather journal, Photo: Kim SquirrellTricolour leather journal with decorative Z-seam linen stitching.Joining leather offcuts with Z-seam stitching, Photo: Kim SquirrellDecorative linen sewing to join two pieces of leatherWrap Around JournalAboutI wanted to use offcuts of leather that would normally be wasted. I explored ways to join leather scraps that is both decorative and durable. I settled on Z-seam sewing for the cover pieces and made wrap around longstitch journals with enclosures.Ink & PageBridport, EnglandWarp around Leather Journals, Photo: David SquirrellPocket and Mini leather journalsLongstitch leather journal, Photo: David SquirrellWrap around journal made with Z-seam joined leather pieces.Wrap Around leather Journal, Photo: David SquirrellLongstitch journal made with joined leather piecesLongstitch leather journal, Photo: Kim SquirrellTricolour leather journal with decorative Z-seam linen stitching.Longstitch sewing, Photo: Kim SquirrellBinding method: longstitch sewing in black linen threadJoining leather offcuts with Z-seam stitching, Photo: Kim SquirrellDecorative linen sewing to join two pieces of leatherLongstitch leather journal, Kim SquirrellSpine showing linen thread stitching in contrasting colourMore from Ink & PageProjectButton hole sewn notebooksProjectLongstitch Journal with textile cover and recycled button closure