Portable Dragonfly Journal

The textures of this raw silk and handmade paper are nothing short of LUSCIOUS taken together. Dragonflies are valued symbols in many spiritual traditions across the world, and they are painted on the handmade paper in metallic gold. Bonus points if you can match a fountain pen ink color to the teal- and the gold!

**Ships in protective box**

Read on for more details about these books and about the binding method I used. 

5 ¼ x 4 ¼ inches

Bradel bound with handmade paper and shop-made raw silk bookcloth over boards

320 lined pages of fountain pen friendly 64 gsm smooth Japanese paper

Bradel bound books are similar to casebound in that the cover and textblock are created separately and then joined together with adhesive. The German Bradel binding begins with joining the spine stiffener or board with the cover boards before cloth and/or paper is applied. This makes it possible to more accurately measure the fore-edge of the book and makes a lovely French groove more pronounced in the book's hinge. I measure my Bradel bound books to open especially easily, white remaining extremely durable and then cover them with quality materials for a long life in your bag, on your desk, or stored away on a shelf.