{"id":133,"date":"2013-03-16T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/16\/alternative-frugal-travelers-notebook\/"},"modified":"2018-04-16T19:41:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T19:41:21","slug":"alternative-frugal-travelers-notebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/alternative-frugal-travelers-notebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Frugal Traveler&#8217;s Notebook Pt 1: Cover + Sketchbook Binding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\nI&#8217;ve been wanting a traveler&#8217;s notebook for awhile but couldn&#8217;t see myself paying so much for a leather wrapped notebook yet. In addition to the high prices of the traveler&#8217;s notebook is that I did not  care for the large long sizes of the notebooks and I think the 3&#215;5  pocket sizes were a bit too small for me. Instead of making one which I&#8217;ve seen many talented people do I decided to see if I could scavenge one instead. \ud83d\ude00 Of course my intentions and qualities I&#8217;m looking for in a sketchbook\/cover would be different from yours and the luck of finding a cover you&#8217;d want is usually unpredictable. Each store varies in items so you have to shop around.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050204-768x1024.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050204-768x1024.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b> <b>Materials for my Scavenged Traveler&#8217;s Notebook<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notebook cover &#8211; Bought, hand-made, fabric, leather. Whatever you prefer to look at.<\/li>\n<li>Sketchbook\/Notebook Paper &#8211; Your favorite type of paper<\/li>\n<li>Sewing needle<\/li>\n<li>Waxed thread &#8211; I used old tooth floss<\/li>\n<li>Rubber band &#8211; to enclose the book (you can buy elastic as an alternative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a name='more'><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Awhile ago I got lucky on a trip to the thrift store and found a good size leather wallet. I bought it with the intention on using it as a sketchbook cover for my scavenged traveler&#8217;s notebook. I wanted it big enough that it would hold a decent size sketchbook but not too pocket size. I knew it wouldn&#8217;t fit in a pocket which was fine since I was going to put it in a bag. What I didn&#8217;t know was that the wallet size was unusual so it was hard to find a refill that would fit perfectly just popping it in.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, I thought it wouldn&#8217;t be a big deal to make my own sketchbooks and it&#8217;d be a fun little side hobby. I just never got around to it until recently. I must say that it was a little hard and confusing at first but once I got the hang of it, it was actually quite fun.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050219-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050219-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050220-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050220-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050225-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050225-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050228-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050228-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050229-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050229-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the wallet, I wasn&#8217;t sure if it was authentic leather at first or not after awhile I didn&#8217;t care. I loved how supple it felt and with it only costing less than $3 it was practically a steal. A lady who overheard me talking about it said that her parents used to own a leather store said if I scratched it a bit and it left a mark then it was authentic, she tried and said it looked like it was. lol Not sure how true that was but I just liked how it felt so I was ok with it. The wallet has card holders on the inner flaps which turns out great to hold little things like notes or even business cards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050222-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050222-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nWhen I got home I researched the Saddler&#8217;s brand and looks like it&#8217;s legitimate. I love that it has it&#8217;s own history, I&#8217;ve no idea who the previous owners were but it looked in decent shape. The reason I wanted a leather wallet specifically was that I assumed that the wallet would be well made and built to last. Plus people donate\/toss out their perfectly nice old\/gently used\/excess wallets. I&#8217;m ok with using something used, if you prefer new you&#8217;d probably better off purchasing a new wallet\/cover.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050224-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050224-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The only issue was that the backing on one of the sides was coming apart. I thought about sewing it back together or using Elmer&#8217;s glue but I thought if I used water to wipe it, it would fall apart again. haha My awesome mom recommended using a special leather glue that she had. After reading the back I realized it was perfect. It only took 2 applications for it to seal it back together. Other than that, there were no other holes or problems. Perfect. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>You can see a tiny bit of glue residue but other than that it doesn&#8217;t open up anymore.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050227-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050227-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nOne day a couple of weeks ago I finally decided to book bind the sketchbook. I wish I had pictures to show you guys but I was more focused on making it since was my first time so I hadn&#8217;t considered taking progress pictures until it was done&#8230; I had trouble figuring out what size to use based on the wallet size and settled for using a pre-cut 5&#215;7 pad I bought from the local Jo-Anns. The size was close enough when I cut it in half. I took the whole pad apart keeping the backboard as the covers. I took the paper and folded them all in half.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050236-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050236-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050238-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050238-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050234-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050234-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>I made the signatures with 3 pages per signature because I wanted it lie flat. I did not know which type of stitch to use but ended up settling for the Coptic Stitch at the end since I thought the spine stitch was nice and I wasn&#8217;t planning on adding a spine. I ended up watching a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ue52htX3j0k&amp;feature=share&amp;list=UUGbxOeCBuGSsKvt4g9lEv3A\">Youtube<\/a> video on how to do it. I think I was a bit messed up on the top and bottom stitches but it still holds up well enough.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the finished products. I don&#8217;t really care how the covers look, if I feel up to it I may decorate them but it seems pointless if I have the leather cover for now. Once I do finish them I may decorate the covers based on what I do on the inside. I may decorate it as I fill it up. Not sure, I guess it&#8217;ll depend on my mood. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050230-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050230-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nI didn&#8217;t do too bad on the first book so I decided I wanted to do a second sketchbook while I was on a roll. XD It went much smoother the second time and only had to refer back to the video a couple times. It&#8217;s not too hard once you got the hang of it. Just takes time and patience.<\/div>\n<p>\nThe first attempt is on the bottom, the second attempt is at the top if you couldn&#8217;t tell. haha<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050231-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050231-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050233-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050233-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nThey turned out a bit thicker than I thought but it&#8217;s fine. It does fit fairly snug in the cover, I may have to use thinner notebooks so that it&#8217;s not as bulky.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050240-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050240-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nFlips 360 degrees but I may be stretching the threads a bit and it&#8217;s not super flat but it&#8217;s interesting that I can bend it this much without it falling completely apart. I probably shouldn&#8217;t be doing this but I&#8217;m just experimenting to see how far I can push it. Also the threads are a bit loose since I didn&#8217;t pull the threads tight enough when I was sewing them together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050239-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050239-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nJust messing with the book as it fans out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050241-1024x768.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050241-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nI liked the Coptic stitch but I didn&#8217;t love the gap between some of the signatures&#8230; It sort of bothers me. I&#8217;m probably just being&nbsp;aesthetically&nbsp;nit-picky and it&#8217;s not that big of a deal. If you do full spreads of watercolor or other mixed media it may bother you because it could leak between the signatures. I tend to focus on one page at a time so it&#8217;s not a huge deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050242-768x1024.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1050242-768x1024.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<b>Some things I noticed for my first and second attempt at bookbinding for my wallet cover:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>second attempt was better than the first, a bit cleaner and tighter in the binding<\/li>\n<li> looser binding worked better in the wallet because of the wide inner folds of the wallet (something I did not consider)<\/li>\n<li>not sure how I feel about the gap between signatures for the Coptic stitch (I&#8217;ll probably try a different type of book binding later)<\/li>\n<li>add a half inch to the height and a half inch less on the width if I ever cut the paper myself<\/li>\n<li>it turned out to be 36 sheets in each book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, I think it&#8217;s successful and kind of nice to know that I can customize the cover to hold whatever books I like. In the follow up post I&#8217;ll show how I&#8217;ve arranged my traveler&#8217;s notebook. Still trying to figure out the perfect arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, comments, or concerns feel free to leave a comment or contact me directly. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been wanting a traveler&#8217;s notebook for awhile but couldn&#8217;t see myself paying so much for a leather wrapped notebook yet. In addition to the high prices of the traveler&#8217;s notebook is that I did not care for the large long sizes of the notebooks and I think the 3&#215;5 pocket sizes were a bit too small for me. Instead of making one which I&#8217;ve seen many talented people do I decided to see if I could scavenge one instead. \ud83d\ude00 Of course my intentions and qualities I&#8217;m looking for in a sketchbook\/cover would be different from yours and the&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/alternative-frugal-travelers-notebook\/\">Read more&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alternative Frugal Traveler&#8217;s Notebook Pt 1: Cover + Sketchbook Binding<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[70,20],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-sketchbooks","tag-travelers-notebook","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alternative Frugal Traveler&#039;s Notebook Pt 1: Cover + Sketchbook Binding - Aisazia Creations Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aisaziacreations.com\/blog\/alternative-frugal-travelers-notebook\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alternative Frugal Traveler&#039;s Notebook Pt 1: Cover + Sketchbook Binding - Aisazia Creations Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I&#8217;ve been wanting a traveler&#8217;s notebook for awhile but couldn&#8217;t see myself paying so much for a leather wrapped notebook yet. 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