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This afternoon I'm folding paper for Memory Books. People tend to use these as #scrapbooks for anniversaries, family albums, retirements, etc. Oxblood leather has been a popular choice lately, it's such a lovely option for autumn / fall events. More images: boundbyhand.co.uk/collections/...

Bookbinder holds corner of an A4 landscape Memory Book (scrapbook) bound in 'Oxblood' leather with natural grain. A strap in the same colour is fixed to the cover with Tan stitching.

Close-up of a bookbinder's hand stitching an oxblood leather Memory Book; we can see inside the first two signatures of the book where the stitches lie. In the background sit the other signatures, along with leather swatches and 4 spools of linen thread in Tan, Green, Orange and Rust. There is also an awl and a Japanese Screw punch.

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Nicky Coates @nickycoates.bsky.social · 11h

The addition of milk and sugar seems to have been overlooked.

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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

With Reform launching their own newspaper, sending it to millions, you can return it to them: Reform UK Freepost RTLT-ZXHY-KSDC 83 Victoria Street London SW1H OHW or Freepost Plus RUHS-YGAJ-TKBL Reform UK Millbank Tower 21-24 Millbank London SW1P 4QP Every item they receive they have to pay for!

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Colin @colinthegrump.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Trump is a cunt. From all of the UK except Nigel_Farage

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Nicky Coates @nickycoates.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Velux windows, Victorian chimney pots, tall ships...

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Susan Green @boundbyhand.co.uk · 11/10/2026

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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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The planet isn't "dying" of natural causes. Forests don't just disappear. They are logged. Oceans don't just choke. They are polluted. Rivers don't just dry up. They are diverted. This is not a tragedy. It's ecocide. And ecocide should be a crime. #StopEcocide

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

In the least surprising news of the century, vast majority of racist flag shaggers who go about brandishing crosses and saying that we're a Christian country... don't pray, or go to church or read the Bible www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report

Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“Tariffs are a favoured diplomatic tool of President Trump and Reform could face significant legal challenges if it follows suit” (page2) Farage is a desperate, vindictive bullshitter who only appeals to racists with no idea how the world and trade and law actually work. Cos that’s a bit hard.

Farage's tariff plan on migrants

Reform UK would impose tariffs on countries that refuse to accept the return of migrants, under plans expected to be announced this week.

Nigel Farage will outline new policies, including levies on goods and services, that would force countries to agree to deportations.

The party also proposes banning their airlines from British airspace.

The escalation of Reform’s hardline deportations policy comes as the Conservatives embrace a new political strategy designed to recapture voters with a focus on the economy.

Some 20,900 people have crossed the Channel in small boats this year, down about 40 per cent on the same period in 2025, according to official figures. Since 2018, more than 211,000 have made the crossing, of whom about 9,700 had been returned by June.

Reform intends to impose visa bans for people who legally want to visit the UK from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia until the countries agree to take back illegal migrants and foreign criminals, under plans announced in February. The list includes several of the countries with the largest numbers of asylum seekers in the UK in recent years.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"I'd no more trust Elon Musk with my credit card details than place my John Thomas in the hands of a lunatic with a pair of scissors" (The wonderful Warren Clarke in #Blackadder)

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Comedian and Trump-hater Cliff Cash shows us how it’s done. Visiting politicians where they work is the correct approach. I love how he’s calm while calling Trump a pedo and lecturing them on not supporting a dying child-rapist. And he’s not afraid of profanity. That’s the fuck how you do it. &:^)

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The day in 1979 The Muppets invaded the set of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’. #FrankOz #JimHenson #MarkHamill

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Grenobob @grenowl82.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I don't recall the media clamouring for Farage to resign after losing his first by-election, or the next seven after that.

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Nicky Coates @nickycoates.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Presumably the trousers are also hard at work in smell reduction.

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Nicky Coates @nickycoates.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

That's a fabulous knitting pattern. And so much more affordable than the gold version!

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 09/10/2026

Andy Burnham’s options for the UK’s long-term future with the EU explained using Connect 4!

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The man with artificial hair, teeth, doctor’s reports, lifts in his shoes, scalp reduction surgery, a girdle, and a painted orange face claims we’re his enemy if we use the word “artificial.”

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Nicky Coates @nickycoates.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Useful for cutting sheets of foam rubber.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 09/10/2026

The layout for the execution in the US has been released by the state department

A plan showing the positions of cameras, marksmen and Pete Hegseth's personal wanking shed

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Last week we shared a post on archaeological archives, but did you know there’s a whole online catalogue you can explore? National Trust Collections provides opportunities to search the over 1.1 million artefacts in our care, whether by property, category, or date. Perfect for #FindsFriday!

The homepage of the National Trust Collections website, with a search bar and the background of a box decorated with a range of people in raised embroidery dating to 1671 from Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire

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Nicky Coates @nickycoates.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

And his pal left him to it, whilst filming from a safe location...?

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Nailed it

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Nicky Coates @nickycoates.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

As far as I remember, she's introduced after the wedding is stopped due to him being already married.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

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Nicky Coates @nickycoates.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

That would make a great tea towel.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

How can something be so frightening and yet so funny at the same time?

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Nicky Coates @nickycoates.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Only if they are made-to-measure cloaks. Off-the-shelf ones swish about stupidly above our ankles.

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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...