I’m thrilled that one can make a real book with only a piece of leather, some thread, a needle and paper!
The tea stained pages do have the look and feel of ancient parchment. To complement that, I also used a piece of leather that's rather worn looking.

Size: 6 x 8 cm (2,36 x 3,15 inch)
Paper: blank, stained with tea, 120 g/m², 144 pages

Each of my books comes with a little handsigned "certificate of authenticity" so it makes a great present.

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