The Paper Mind Notebook Cover - A5 - Hand-Stitched Buttero Leather - Natural

A leather cover for The Paper Mind's A5 softcover notebooks, made from natural Buttero — a full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather from Conceria Walpier in Tuscany. The cover is cut and hand saddle stitched to wrap the softcover book closely, so the leather stays with you while the notebook inside is swapped out as it fills. Inside, the pockets that hold the notebook are cut from taupe Dollaro, another Conceria Walpier leather, set against the natural Buttero exterior.

Left in its natural, undyed color, the Buttero darkens and takes on a patina with handling and light, so no two covers age the same way. The vegetable tanning gives it the natural scent of the leather and a smooth, firm grain, and the cut edges are hand-painted rather than left raw.

Sized for the standard A5 Notebook. It will fit any of The Paper Mind softcover A5 size notebooks including: Bank Paper Notebook, Tranext Notebook, and Dandelaid Notebook as well as other notebooks like the Midori MD A5. 

Why it's special:

• Natural Buttero leather — full-grain and vegetable-tanned — from Conceria Walpier in Tuscany
• Taupe Dollaro interior pockets, also from Conceria Walpier, holding the notebook in place
• Hand saddle stitched at 11 stitches per inch: a fine, dense stitch, and because each stitch locks on its own, the seam holds even if the thread is cut
• Hand-painted edges, sealed and finished rather than left raw
• Heat-creased border line, pressed along the edge by hand with a fileteuse for a clean, finished frame
• Form-fitted to The Paper Mind softcover stitched notebooks — buy the cover once, refill it with notebooks as they fill
• Natural undyed leather that develops a patina with use and light exposure
• Flexible, so it moves with the softcover book rather than holding it rigid
  

Specs

• Exterior material: Natural Buttero, full-grain vegetable-tanned leather (Conceria Walpier, Italy)
• Interior pockets: Taupe Dollaro leather (Conceria Walpier, Italy)
• Exterior color: Natural, undyed
• Stitching: Hand saddle stitched, 11 stitches per inch
• Edges: Hand-painted
• Format: A5 
• Size (open): approx. 222 × 320 mm (8.7 × 12.6 in)
• Compatible with: Bank Paper Notebook, Tranext Notebook, and Dandelaid Notebook
  
• Construction: Handmade
• Note: Handmade from natural, vegetable-tanned leather — expect slight variations between covers, and a patina that deepens with use and light exposure. The cover fits snugly at first and eases as the leather breaks in.