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This morning I'm packing up Wabi Sabi #Sketchbook orders and at least one is for a wedding #anniversary, which gives me all the lovely feels. Paper is traditional for a 1st anniversary, and the small size is a good option as it's very budget friendly. boundbyhand.co.uk/products/wab...

Small cotton rag Wabi Sabi Sketchbook stands with its open, deckle edge pages facing the viewer. In front of it sits a lit candle in a brown amber jar, and to the left is a piece of folded linen with dried avocado pits sitting on top of it. In the foreground is a trio of exposed spine paperback books in 'harvest' tones of yellow, buff, and off-white. All sit on a warm natural wood surface, and behind them is a green wood panelled wall.

Close up of a bookbinder's hands tying a linen ribbon which is incorporated into the spine of an exposed spine cotton rag sketchbook, its spine faces the viewer. The bookbinder is wearing a mustard linen apron, and her wooden chair can just be seen in the background.

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toMake @tomake.bsky.social · 15h

. after the dreams leave & before words form a weeks morning piece(s) & now a new week a new piece(s) :: what do I not know ¿ #MorningPiece at #toMake studio in #Missoula #Montana #aRealPlace #MixedMedia

For 30 years I could afford a fresh blank piece on which to make my mark(s). Then I could_n't and made my mark(s) on the back sides of old pieces. Then I ran short of the old pieces and now make my marks on the back sides of old pieces for one week. . . . & then

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 2h

How utterly gorgeous, and well worth the early start!

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 21h

Hey, thanks so much for sharing, I appreciate you! @ma-ru.bsky.social

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 21h

Japanese, lay-flat or folded? Here's the latest newsletter from the #bookbinding studio: us6.campaign-archive.com?u=9b6e7e0251...

A trio of Japanese stab stitch cotton rag sketchbooks like on a white wood-grained surface, with bookbinding tools (awl, punch and bonefolders) to their left, above which sit three spools of linen thread in navy, turquoise and light blue.

Artist ties linen ribbon of a lay-flat 'wabi sabi' style cotton rag sketchbook with exposed spine binding that faces the camera. She is wearing a mustard yellow linen apron and a wooden chair can just be seen in the background.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 08/10/2026

Having just posted an exquisitely glossy Red Leather Journal off to a lovely customer in the USA, I'm in the mood to celebrate all things red! ❤️ More images here: boundbyhand.co.uk/products/lea...

Red Leather Journal rests on white surface, angled to show the exposed spine Longstitch with Linkstitch binding in Tan linen thread

Artist holds corner of handmade cotton rag sketchbook with red velvet ribbon tied in a bow around its centre. The sketchbook rests on a natural wood surface.

A Miniature Journal in red leather with a white strap around its centre sits on a warm, natural wood surface. Beneath it sits a slightly smaller printed book, titled 'Mini Journal Prompts for Mindfulness & Creativity'. To their right sits in a Christmas present wrapped in brown paper with red and white baker's twine and a hand stamped gift tag.

Bookbinder holds a red leather miniature journal with white leather thong wrapped around its centre. Above it stands a concertina folded printed book, it's pages extended although the text cannot be read at this angle. The printed book's belly band sits to the right of the miniature leather journal; it reads 'Unfold Me'.

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Jon Woolcott @jonwoolcott.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We all have a box of lost futures.

A box full of leads for recently defunct technology.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 05/10/2026

On the bookbinding bench today - #Japanese #Sketchbooks with gorgeously tactile cotton rag paper for wet & dry media. More images & info: boundbyhand.co.uk/products/jap...

Artist holds open a Japanese book of colour combinations that sits atop two handmade cotton rag stab stitch sketchbooks in the Hemp Leaf style. Above is an open watercolour palette, to the right sits a trio of concertina paperback art journal sin natural tones.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 01/10/2026

My Directory of #Bookbinding Suppliers has over 30 sources of everything you need to make beautiful handmade books. It's the inside scoop based on my 18 years experience as a #bookbinder, a reliable resource you'll turn to again and again. boundbyhand.co.uk/products/dir...

Blurred composite of 9 page digital pdf of sources of bookbinding supplies, with the title and website address given in white text in an ochre box in the centre.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Had the loveliest review of my handmade cotton rag Wabi Sabi #Sketchbook this week! 🙏 My customers are the best!

A five star customer review in black text appears on a orange background. Above it is a picture of the handmade cotton rag wabi sabi sketchbook the customer bought.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 01/10/2026

The good people at Ratchford have 20% off all October, use code OCTOBER20 for all your #bookbinding needs. They're one of the trusted suppliers in my Directory and I've always been extremely happy with their service.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 25/09/2026

Handmade #Concertina #Sketchbooks are back in stock, A5 & A6 sizes. boundbyhand.co.uk/products/con... They're excellent for: 📸 photo books 🌏 travelogues 🎨 exhibition displays 📝 combining text & image 🌄 panoramic landscapes, seascapes & cloudscapes

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Concertina Sketchbook: cotton rag & cartridge paper, A6 or A5

Concertina Sketchbook: 12 pages 200gsm cartridge paper and cotton rag covers. A6 or A5 sizes. Handmade photo album, art journal, travel book. Free UK delivery.

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I emailed a library asking for a small but annoying favour, and they did me a big favour and it's provided absolutely crucial data for a new project and publication, and slopAI could never and yay for humans, and librarians and archivists in particular.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 14/08/2026

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. "Hi, I'm saved from a falling chimney pot by a scruffy rescue lurcher with hypervigilance and a love of heights."

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Woodbrooke @woodbrooke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We are looking for someone to support our Head of Community and Engagement with this varied and exciting role. You will contribute to a wide range of activities and projects, as well as taking on deputy management responsibilities. Apply now: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/vacancies/

We are recruiting a...
Deputy Head of Community and Engagement
Closing Date: Sunday 13 September
Apply Now: woodbrooke.org.uk/vacancies

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 14/08/2026

Received a huuuuuuge piece of yellow leather this week, so I'll be focussing on making plenty of these Watercolour Sketchbooks so I can pay the tannery bill! Fortunately, Mustard & Olive is my most popular colourway amongst artists. ☀️🫒🎨 Order online, from £99: boundbyhand.co.uk/products/lea...

Artist holds corner of leather sketchbook bound in mustard yellow leather. It has exposed spine stitching in Olive linen thread. It's A6 small landscape, and underneath is a large A5 medium.

Bookbinder Susan Green holds one of her handmade leather watercolour sketchbooks; her studio with wood press and sewing frame are in the background.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 21/07/2026

Just received the loveliest review for my Beginner's Guide to #Bookbinding Supplies. Helping makers avoid overwhelm and overspending was my goal! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This guide has helped me spend less money than a kit would have cost!" - Charlie M. Thank you, Charlie!🙏 boundbyhand.co.uk/products/a-b...

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 17/07/2026

This Duck Egg & Coral #watercolour #sketchbook is now back in stock. I made it at A6 size with 300gsm cold-pressed paper. boundbyhand.co.uk/collections/...

Hand holds fob of small landscape watercolour sketchbook bound in pastel duck egg leather with Coral exposed spine stitching. It rests on a mottled grey surface.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 14/07/2026

Happy days, I've just restocked this Miniature Journal. boundbyhand.co.uk/products/min...

Hand holds the corner of an A6 portrait journal bound in duck egg leather with a natural woven linen ribbon wrapped around its centre to close. Next to it sit a silver fountain pen, and a Mini Journal in the same colours and materials as the larger book.

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Meher Oliaji - @mehero.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

They have value. The feeling of joy reduces stress and reduced stress has a medical cost saving.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 01/07/2026

Excuse me, but today I'm enjoying a 6.89% conversion rate and I just need to let the void know. #Shopify

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 25/06/2026

Delighted to feature in MADE In Her Studio's summer edition! Find me on page 90 in 'The Business Side' where I'm sharing advice on: - How to reach new customers - How to stay organised and on top of admin tasks - The first 3 steps to take if you want to advance to professional level.

Front cover of MADE In Her Studio magazine, summer edition, held in the bottom left corner, against warm wood background.

Double page spread of 'The Business Side: A Q&A with Susan Green', in MADE In Her Studio magazine, lying open against warm wood background.

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Quaker Voluntary Action @qva.org.uk · 26/06/2026

Did your Local #Quaker Meeting receive our information pack? We welcome your feedback or questions about our #volunteering programme! Didn't get it? You can ask Suzie, our Comms Manager - find her email address here: qva.org.uk/contact

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 15/06/2026

Here's a new Watercolour Sketchbook, this time in everyone's favourite colourway: Duck Egg & Coral 🪺🪸 Like all my handmade books, it's bound with exposed spine stitching that allows the pages to lay flat for easy use. Details: boundbyhand.co.uk/collections/...

Artist holds fob of watercolour sketchbook bound in Duck Egg leather with Coral stitching.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 03/06/2026

Super pleased to see my Maroon & Magenta Leather Journal included in this line up of 'The most beautiful notebooks to buy now' in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/life-style/l...

Cover of the Times article on 'the most beautiful notebooks to buy now' featuring a black and white photo of a 1960s woman writing in her notebook.

Screenshot of a Maroon Leather Journal featured in the Times article on 'the most beautiful notebooks to buy now'.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 03/06/2026

Super pleased to see my Maroon & Magenta Leather Journal included in this line up of 'The most beautiful notebooks to buy now' in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/life-style/l...

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 31/05/2026

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 29/05/2026

Whispering "thank you" to every sheet that comes out of the printer because goodness knows those needy printer gods need their affirmations.

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Sarah Bodman @sarahbodman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Our full exhibitor list is now on the website for Bristol Artist’s Book Event - Friday 26th & Saturday 27th June 2026 at UWE Bristol Fine Art Studios, Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Rd, Bristol BS1 6UX. www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/babe2026/ 11am - 5pm each day. Free - All welcome - hope to see you there!

Two small concertina books by Andrew Morrison which have different coloured numbers letterpress printed on the pages. So they count from 1 to 10.

Artists books by Lucie Hozer called Concrete Ghosts, they are line drawings in black and white showing inside spaces as winding forms, circles, holes to look or climb through, enclosures.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 29/05/2026

I've also had a lot of interest in this Maroon Leather Journal, this morning. And I'm spending quite a bit of my coffee drinking, brain wandering time wondering why I'm often called Sarah, not Susan. Drives. Me. Nuts. boundbyhand.co.uk/products/a5-...

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A5 Leather Journal: Maroon & Magenta with superfine paper

Leather Journal or Notebook bound by hand in the finest quality materials. Autumnal stationery gift in berry colours of Maroon and Magenta. A5 medium portrait £249 handmade in the UK, ships worldwide.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 29/05/2026

In the bookbinding studio today, making a leather Memory Book in Navy for a client whose family member has just bought an historical property in NY. Also working on #Watercolour #Sketchbooks like this beauty in Mustard Yellow. boundbyhand.co.uk/products/lea...

Two mustard yellow leather books with details stitched in olive linen thread sit on top of one another; the larger A5 size is below, the smaller A6 size is on top, held at an angle by bookbinder's hand, which is just visible in the bottom left corner.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 26/05/2026

Remembered to photograph a WIP last week. I was binding a #sketchbook with nifty pockets that I make by folding and tearing the sheet before folding it into a folio, then sewing on my Janome, and finally hand sewing with other signatures

Handmade Art Journal bound with cotton rag paper and pockets stands on bookbinder's sewing frame; inside the right hand page is a postcard patchwork textile work in progress, and in the left pocket is a postcard. The bookbinder's studio, tools and equipment can be seen in the background.

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Joumana Medlej @majnouna.com · 21/05/2026

Good morning with a new shop offering! Inkmaking flashcards, originally a backer exclusive. A handy set of 7 postcards (A5) for go-to techniques and ink recipes drawn from both my books. for when you need a quick reminder on how to mix gouache, make a lake, red paint… More info: payhip.com/b/AfSjt

Flashcard pack held together by a paper band.

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 20/05/2026

For my Quaker and queer friends, I have another commitment that weekend, but this promises to be good!

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Quaker Voluntary Action @qva.org.uk · 20/05/2026

Our #Queer Quaker Residential Weekend is 26-28 June in Derbyshire, UK. Please book now to secure your place! It's open to all LGBTQIA+ people and their allies aged 14+ from around the world, whether #Quaker or Quaker-curious. We offer tiered fees & financial support. qva.org.uk/rainbow/

A headline in bold black text reads: Queer Quaker Residential Weekend. The Quaker Voluntary Action and Quaker Rainbow logos sit just above it. Below is a photograph of the retreat location, an old building set in a beautiful garden. Text just above the photo details that the retreat is open to all LGBTQIA+ people and allies aged 14+. A teal and magenta 'swoosh' sit at the bottom of the post.

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026

Immigration make Britain brilliant

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 16/05/2026

Today in strange search requests that have directed people to my #bookbinding website (according to my haunted Shopify analytics): "symptoms of food poisoning".

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Angela Rayner was dragged through every front page for weeks... HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless. Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it So where's the wall-to-wall coverage? Tell me this isn't a rigged game.

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Quaker Voluntary Action @qva.org.uk · 14/05/2026

Celebrate the hopefuls! Our latest blog post is packed full of joyful & inspiring #volunteering stories gathered from our #Quaker @quaker.org.uk networks. It’s our act of hope for A Million Acts of Hope. qva.org.uk/million-acts...

'Celebrate the hopefuls' in white text over a green box in the centre of a composite graphic, with 4 images of volunteers, and the Quaker Voluntary Action and A Million Acts of Hope logos at the bottom.

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