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Slim and lightweight chestnut leather notebook cover is handmade in US using only best quality materials, such as Horween Dublin Leather. This cover will serve for decades and will get only better with time, when leather acquires natural noble patina. Chestnut color Moleskine cover can be ordered in one of the three available sizes, one journal comes with the cover.
Journal cover is crafted by hand of Horween Dublin leather in Chestnut color. This leather is full grain type. It is strong, long-lasting part of the hide with all natural grain and unique texture preserved. On smooth, unadulterated surface one can see pores, scars, fly bites and other marks that animal got during its life - it proves that leather is natural and of high quality.
Variations in color occur as the result of dyeing process as each hide reacts to soluble solutions differently, that is why sometimes leather can be lighter or darker than in the listing picture.
Custom embossing or engraving will make your journal look even more special.
We offer 3 symbols for personalization for free. If you want to add more, please, message us for custom order. Embossing is made using Arial font 5mm high, placed in bottom right corner.
Logo engraving requires a file in vector format.
Basically, leather is trillions of interwoven fibers. The closer you get to the surface, the smaller and denser become those fibers. Hence, the top layer is the strongest and the most durable cut one can buy. The term “Full Grain” is used to define that top, uppermost layer of the cow hide which was not sanded or polished.
When we speak about leather, obviously it needs to be preserved before it can be used for crafting and making goods. Vegetable tanning is actually the way leather hide is preserved. This method is one of the many possible, but its distinctive feature is in all-natural technique. Hides are soaked in certain tubs filled with natural solutions, like tree bark.
These extracts are dense, and when they bind to the hide, they fill in the gaps in the fibers. By filling these gaps the leather becomes even more durable and tight. After that, it is finished with a combination of transparent waxes and oils, which gives the leather a very soft feel. Every piece made of vegetable tanned leather has unique shades and nuances, which are a mark of genuineness.
So, by now you know a bit more about full grain leather production and its tanning. We touched upon natural extracts and wax&oil finish so you can understand what is so called “pull-up”.
When full grain leather is stretched or pulled, the color migrates and becomes lighter in the pulled areas. Hence the term pull-up.
Basically, it happens because oils and waxes are displaced on the surface by a movement of the material. It is a characteristic of natural tanning processes.
Other characteristics to take note of are wrinkles. As full grain leather is not sanded during production it preserves its natural look.
Normally, the cow has wrinkles where the skin was bent, like on the neck, near legs etc. These wrinkles are not removed on purpose. They show that leather is correctly processed full grain top hide.
Same as wrinkles, scars on leather hide are also preserved. During its life the animal may get scratches, insects bites or small wounds. As a result of natural healing there remains a scar.
After the hide is separated from the flash, these marks are left untouched as required by the technology.
| Type | Leather Notebook Cover |
| Material | Horween Dublin Leather |
| Color | Chestnut |
| Product | Horween Leather Moleskine Cahier Notebook Cover - Chestnut |
| Size | Pocket, Large, Extra Large |
| Layout | Ruled |
| Compatible with | Moleskine Cahier |
| Personalization | Available |
| Accessories | No |
| Packaging | Craft Paper |
| Country of Production | USA |
| Large | Extra Large | |
| 3.5x5.5 in | 5x8.25 in | 7.5x10 in |
| 9x14 cm | 13x21 cm | 19x25 cm |
| 64 pages | 80 pages | 120 pages |
| soft cover | soft cover | soft cover |
| lined pages | lined pages | lined pages |
