Bespoke Watercolour Sketchbook - Coptic Stitch - Personalised
Bespoke Watercolour Sketchbook - Coptic Stitch - Personalised
A bespoke hand bound coptic stitch watercolour sketchbook made in the design and colours of your choice with optional personalisation.
Coptic binding is a beautiful exposed stitch that allows the book to be opened completely flat, making it perfect for drawing and painting.
Available in two sizes, filled with beautiful high quality watercolour paper. The paper is also suitable for pastel, gouache, acrylic, pencil, charcoal and pen & ink. The paper can also be used for certain print techniques.
The book is cut, folded, glued and sewn by hand.
PLEASE READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW CAREFULLY.
PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS MADE TO ORDER AND CAN TAKE UP TO 6 WEEKS TO DESPATCH DURING BUSY PERIODS - Please check status bar for current despatch times.
SIZE:
Watercolour sketchbooks are available in the following sizes:
14cm x 19cm (5.5in x 7.5in) - LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION (Shown in images)
28cm x 19cm (11in x 7.5in) - PORTRAIT ORIENTATION
PAGES:
32 Pages / 64 Sides of white 300gsm (140lb) Bockingford Watercolour Paper (Acid-Free & Archival).
Bockingford is a beautiful English watercolour paper. This is a high quality paper made using pure materials to archival standards. Its attractive surface is created using natural woollen felts that give it a distinctive random texture. Appreciated for its excellent colour lifting abilities. This is an extremely forgiving watercolour paper valued by professional and amateur artists around the world. It has a cold pressed surface which is slightly textured, and is not suitable for extremely detailed work. Most painters will find it suitable for most purposes.
In addition to watercolour the paper accepts pastel, gouache, acrylic, pencil, charcoal and pen & ink. The paper can also be used for certain print techniques.
COVER:
Hard cover, covered with a decorative paper or book cloth of your choice. Choose the decorative paper for the cover of your book from hundreds of designs or choose a book cloth colour:
Quote your paper number or book cloth colour in the specified box at the checkout.
Please read the description on the paper you choose to check stock levels. If you are ordering more than one book in the same design, please check with me first that I have enough of this design in stock. I have a plentiful supply of most book cloths.
STITCHING:
Beautiful exposed coptic stitching with waxed linen thread, in a colour of your choice.
Please state your colour at the checkout.
SPINE:
Strips of paper are used to cover the spine of the sections. State your spine colour at the checkout.
BOOK CLOTH STRIP ON COVER:
You may have a strip of book cloth on the section of cover closest to the spine, combined with a decorative paper on the rest of the cover, as demonstrated in the green and brown book examples in the images.
FOILING:
Free foiled personalisation on the cover or first page.
Capital letters (plus numbers & limited punctuation) available in font Optima in two sizes (22pt & 14pt). Choose your foil colour from the swatch photo.
One line of text included in the price, extra lines (up to 3) may be purchased here. Each line is a maximum of 7.5cm wide. Please contact me if you are unsure how many lines of text you need.
If you would like personalisation on both the cover and first page, please purchase the first page personalisation here.
Please write the exact wording and foil colour in the box at the checkout.
PROCESSING TIME:
Bespoke books can take up to 2-6 weeks to make. Please check the website status bar for current waiting times. If you need your book faster than this, you can pay a rush order fee to reduce your processing time. A rush order does not mean I will rush when making your item, it means you will jump the queue so your item will be made sooner.
The minimum rush order fee is 20% of the total cost of your item (a minimum of £5).
If you would like a rush order, please contact me with your deadline date before placing your order. Please note that at busy periods I may not be able to accommodate a rush order.
