Where our Leather Comes From
We use full grain cowhide leather sourced from the most reputable tanneries in Europe, South America, South Africa and New Zealand. Our supplier uses tanneries that have for many years identified the environment as a major responsibility of their production. Leather is a by product of the food industry and as such is recycled into fine products for furniture, clothing and footwear industries.
These tanneries are certified to the following standards:
ISO 9001 – products are specified by the quality system ICEC an organisation specialising in the leather industry.
E-Commerce quality mark – a certification testifying to truth in product information.
UNIC – products can testify to the authenticity of “genuine leather” in order to guarantee the quality to the end user.
Our Supplier’s Code of conduct – The awareness that sustainable development is a global and strategic aim together with engagement with the environment has led to a code of conduct being signed by our supplier and partners which includes social solidarity, professionalism, environment safety in the workplace and quality.
Our supplier is committed to using tanneries that have an
Environmental commitment for new technologies and are constantly being developed to help reduce the effects that the leather industry has on the environment. These include:
· The adoption of new high-tech purification systems has led to the elimination of 98% of the polluting agents contained in air emissions.
· Continued water depuration to reduce pollutants and recycle water.
· Reduction in energy levels through improved efficiencies to reduce Greenhouse gases.
· Reduction in waste disposal.
Choose your insert
A3 Journals come with the Acid free visual art diary in white or black pages
A4, A5 & A6 Journals come with a choice of lined notebook or Acid free visual Art Diary.
A7 comes with the lined notebook.
Embossed Designs
Embossing is to carve, mould, or stamp a design on a surface or object so that it stands out in relief. Embossed Designs have been around for centuries, particularly Celtic Symbols.
Celtic Design
The Celtic world at its height covered much of western and central Europe. It also covered a large period of time, which no one can put an exact time on because of the large area it covered. It is possible it covered the time period from 500BC to 400AD. Many Celtic designs come from The Book of Kells. The Book of Kells is one of the finest and most famous manuscripts known for its lavish and intricate ornamentation.
It is unclear exactly when or by whom Celtic and Wicca symbols were created and not all Celtic symbols have a particular meaning. Some of them have very detailed significance that can also be interpreted in many ways, depending on the area or time they originated.
The above meanings are our interpretation from research gathered off the web…
Testimonials from Etsy
Selling Journals at the Eumundi Markets
George at work
This is George embossing the leather
This is us trading at a market
This is George at work in his shed
He is cutting the leather to make a journal
George hand dyeing a Leather Hide
Busy concentrating
Setting up for sealing the leather
George sewing
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