Leather journal making sits at the intersection of bookbinding and leather craft — close to both but distinct from either. The practitioner needs veg-tan leather in the right weight for journal covers, the saddle stitch supplies that produce hand-stitching with the correct tension, and the edge finishing materials that separate clean work from work that looks unfinished. These eight picks are the materials and references that bridge the two crafts correctly.
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