One Mum

This archival, hand-sewn journal is made from 100 gsm, rose Hahnemühle Ingres mouldmade paper from Germany, sewn with  Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.

 This book’s endbands are red, green, and gold silk, and its bookmark is goatskin.  Its boards are wrapped in washi paper that was hand silk-screened in a chrysanthemum pattern in Japan, at a factory where kimono cloth is decorated, and its spine is covered in goatskin from Rocky Mountain Leather Supply in Utah.

The talisman in this book is a 1 flower mahjong tile, showing a chrysanthemum, the flower which represents longevity and endurance.  Hardy specimens of the flower can bloom in weather as cold as 20 degrees Fahrenheit.  Stay strong.