antique cat notebook

4"w x 6"h x 1⅛" thick

120 sheets or 240 pages counting front & back

(20 sheets were cut from a used columnar book from 1954 - some are written on and some are not; 100 sheets are granite cream paper)

 

made from granite cream paper, used ledger paper, cotton thread (with double coptic stitch binding) and elastic; cover is made from a recycled gift bag and binder board

 

the elastic used for this project was originally white, so i soaked it in 1 part true burgundy acrylic paint and 2 parts water for about 3-4 hours... when it was completely dry, i stretched the elastic to get rid of any stiffness; the white cotton thread used for the binding was soaked in 1 part true burgundy acrylic paint and 2 parts water for about 3-4 hours... when it was completely dry, i waxed the thread with beeswax; i did not dye the second piece of cotton thread, but i did wax it with beeswax

 

also, i printed lines on both sides of the granite cream paper inside the book, but left the ledger paper as is

Done