Easiest, most practical method I've seen so far! Your video is 10yrs old, but still rocking! Regards from Egypt!✌️🌷

I just have to tell you, I went yesterday and bought the materials to make this after watching this video the day prior. I just got done making my very first one and I cannot tell you how full of pride I am at how it turned out!!! And it's all because of you and this video! I'm not crafty by any stretch of the imagination, but I was able to do this and it felt wonderful! Thank you so very much!!!

So easy and doable and fun, ma shaa Allah! I bought some leather today and some elastic band. Your tutorial is just what I needed to get me started. Keep up the great work!

Easiest version I've seen. Awesome. Can't wait to try it.

TYSM! I have been looking for a good way to store my pokemon TCG ETB booklets and I remembered seeing a different creator use a similar method of binding for her slimmer journals and this is perfect for what I want to do. Very concise and clear!

Awesome! Thank you for explaining the process so clearly and simply :)

Superb video on making a leather notebook cover. You explained every step perfectly. Thanks

Liked your video, very practical and straightforward, easy to follow. I will make my first cover for my journals so this was helpful.

I like your process of doing the elastic. Will do that technique when I make another. Thanks.

A great option with the elastic. I'm definitely going to try one using this method. Thanks for the video.

This was so incredibly helpful. Just the video I've been looking for. I have a blue journal that I want to repurpose and put elastic ties through it so I can stack multiple notebooks in it. Has nice embossed words of affirmation and I'd hate to let it go if I don't have too.

Very nice! Love how you can have several seperate notebooks in there!

Perfect, I can do this. Quick and easy. Thank you so much!

This video was incredibly informative!! Thank you so much...I love the multiple elastic bands. I am going to do the exact same thing! Your instruction was so clear and helpful. You are very talented! ; )

love the soft leather. you made that look so easy.

Thank you:) Glad you like the vid! I'm going to be making a few more of these in different sizes and probably another in the same size just so I can go with a different color some days.

Excellent video! It's so easy that even I can follow it. Thank you for sharing!

Excellent tutorial and just what I was looking for. TFS!

Excellent video. Clear simple and useful. Congratulation.

Great video. Very clear instructions. Thanks so much!

Thank you! I was looking for this exact video

This is awesome - thank you for sharing x

This is great! Can't wait to try it out. Now to track down the perfect piece of leather

excellant! just what I was looking to make! thanks!

Absolutely love this I can only hope I can make one tfs x

This is by far the easiest video I've come by and I love this idea, especially since i need an easy cover for my drawing books. At least one I can switch books in and out of. =]

This is wonderful, thank you so much. I enjoyed your video and will share this. You gave great binding instructions.

Your so talented. I like all your videos. I wish I had your hands but due to my arthritis its difficult to do such art. I will still continue to watch your channel though.

Great job!!!! thank you for sharing!!!😎

@Sarah-Jane Brooker: Sorry, your comment did not have a "reply" option. Thank you! I'm glad you think so! Thank you for watching my humble video:)

Great Tutorial!!

Nice. Looks great.

Thanks man! I've always stitched the signatures straight into the leather. But after I finish with one I've got to make another. Now I can just swap the books out:)

I love this! Thank you for sharing. :)

Thanks for the vid, will try to do one myself!

You show the Best way to string these! Thanks I actually have a Bound Journal now. Some one asked about inserts.... There are Hundreds of videos How to Make and Decorate your Midori Inserts. NAMASTÈ

Thank you:) Glad you like the tutorial!

Thank you! Worked a treat :)

Sweet and simple!

That was awesome thank you

Thanks, lad. Helpful. Making one for myself now.

dude i dont want to sound mellow ,but you have some skills!! : ) drawing artist,knife connoisseur,scooby driver and LEATHER artisan? danm!

Brilliant!

Pocketfullofvintage referred your channel to me to learn how she did hers. I love it! Now to go by some leather and let go of the fear. Lol

Lol, thanks man! I have some eclectic tastes:). I'm not too good with leather but I have made plenty of journals. I've done long stitch, coptic, Japanese stab bind, saddle (I think) and these refillable journals.

Thanks...simplicity itself.

Great video!!

beautiful!!!! Thx !!

Thanks for watching! Definitely a fun and simple project to spice up your journal/notebook.

this is cool

Thanks so much!

I picked up my leather pieces from Tandy. They have an online store. But it's better to see the material in person though. I just made another one a couple days ago. From leather scraps I found at Tandy's. The piece was 6$ and I already had all the other materials:). Good luck with your journal making and I hope you have fun doing it!

great, I will be making one of those

Thank you, very helpful!

holy shit man! you are very talented!

Thank you so much for this tutorial! ~Kay

Thank you!

you're awesome (y) got new idea for my notes "problems" so yeah thanks for sharing. :)

Excellent thank you 👍

Thanx for these easy instructions; certainly going to have a go at making one myself now !

Wonderful. Would love to see your take on a tutorial for the same notebook made with a more easy to find material, example: cardboard or vinyl.

Thanks for the inspiration. Made one with hard covers instead of leather:

Thanks! This leather isn't too bad. I've actually washed a piece of this same leather a few times to give it a stiffer feel.

Thanks!

good talents man! I was hoping if you could please show us how you do the steching to hold the paper like on your recent journals thanks!

Thank you:)

Yes, that's exactly how I seal the ends!

Thank you:) Are you referring to the tooling on some of my newer journals? Like the rose? Sorry, not too sure what "steching" means.

I love the way you've put the elastic through so it can be more flexible. I do have a question though. You are showing 3 verticle elastics, but what if you want to have more - would you just do more holes at top and bottom? I'm making my own inserts and will probably end up with 5 or 6 seperate folios, but I would like to put them all into the cover at one time. Would love to receive your input on this question - thanks gloria

If you dont have leather use a placemat they can be bought at dollartree and its cheap and a similar quality

@Glo Schurman Hi, sorry your comment did not give me the 'reply' option. I'll send you a PM as well. To make a larger capacity cover you can do it with a couple methods, the first way would be the "rubberband" mod that is common on the Midori style books. The other would be to make more holes, but the draw back is how to finish the elastic after you've sewn everything through. You could go back through the holes until both end pieces meet in the middle and just tie it off. I have not made one with more yet. If you do this make sure to measure out a thicker spine to compensate for the extra book capacity. I hope this helps, let me know how it turns out:) Thanks for watching my humble video!

Thanks dude

very nice video man, I'll try to make one, just gotta figure out where I could buy the leather

very nice, sir.

That was freaking amazing. Searching all over the Internet i wasn't able to find the perfect journal - i think I'll just make one. Though ill make me with a vertical stretch closure. Thanks for your tutorial!! Also, what is your reason for using refillable journals? What is the benefit? (as opposed to just buying one with pages glued into it)

Can you tell me please, how did you seal the end of your nylon cord to stop it fraying? With a lighter?

Thank you for posting this! If you're ever bored (Ha!), I'd love to see a video of how you sewed your journals and made those folders. Or any links to how you made them, would be great! Thanks again! GG

It was a great and helpfull review. I would suggest using a thicker piece of leather next time.

Nice.

nice :D

Can you tell me what kind of elastic you used. I noticed there are several kind on line

Lol! Stewart ain't got nuthin on me!!! J/K. Thanks dude!

awesome

Very nice video. But, what do you guys use your notebooks for ? I'm not an adeventurer and dont have like important things to write down... I just like to have them because I think they look nice haha, and I love leathery stuff ^^.

I hate to tell you this but I picked up my piece of leather in store a couple years ago. I had so much left over that I've made 4 journals already and I still have that big piece that you see in the video. To be honest I don't really know which piece it was. Plus all their stock are going to look different. I assume there is no similar leather company near you? The leather that I have made journals in have varied, usually middle weight, 3-4oz, 3-4mm thickness. I'll PM you.

Fantastic! Thank you so being so clear and concise... Any chance you know how to add a fourth notebook? Would I just simple add another hole? (top and bottom) Thanks x

Great job. I've never seen the elastic threaded like that. What do you do with the tails? Maybe put a couple beads on or something.

Nice! Thank you for watching my video:)

Where can Buy full green leather and the cord from?

Is it at all possible to make a leather bound journal refillable? I’ve recently purchased one, it’s a beautiful leather one with a logo I love, but it’s not refillable, it looked to be at the time but it’s sadly not. Is there a way to make it if I can somehow remove the pages?

I don't remember the complete details but I just know it's 3mm cowhide. Pre-dyed and treated.

@darkchild57 what type pages did you use for your signatures. like the paper weight or brand

Can someone help what type of leather is he using and where can I get it can not find any anywhere :(

Where is your sell page?... I kinda want a custom journal for marine 150 bucks

How would you add a bookmark to that?

Do you have a video that shows you how to make the notebook's that go inside

Thank you:) Uh oh, did I mispronounce Cahier? I always thought it was Ca-yay...

can u tell me what kind of string is that and also what kind of leather is it? where can i buy that leather? i would love to make my daughter a journal

can you link me the leather you used? Because I'm lost on their website, thanks in advance

What type of leather is this?