Lokta Journal, Hand-Stitched A5

The binding is the useful part. Sewn signatures with an exposed spine mean no glue, no forced curve, and a book that lies flat from page one — which anyone who has fought a glued notebook will appreciate.

The paper is unbleached lokta, which is slightly textured and slightly translucent. Fountain pen behaves well on it; heavy fibre-tips will ghost through.

Cover is a heavier lokta sheet over board, block-printed by hand, so the registration is not perfect and the colour varies between copies.

Hand-made paper, hand-sewn signatures — Baglung (paper), Kathmandu (binding).

Sourced from Paper-making and binding workshop.

Lokta Paper & Stationery — Baglung & Kathmandu. See the rest of this category.

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Lokta is strong but absorbent. Keep it out of the rain and it will outlast you.

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Thirty days to return anything unused and in its original packaging. Food, tea, spices, honey and cosmetics are not returnable once opened, which is a food-safety position rather than a commercial one.

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