Happy to be back in the workshop this week - with a renewed zeal to get making again - creating new designs, refreshing my stock after a long and slogging winter... bring on the SPRING!

Today I started on some leather watercolour sketchbooks - using an old traditional longstitch binding technique - a wonderful structure that uses no glue, only the sewing holds it all together. And the leather wrap around cover makes it strong and sturdy - a perfect travelling journal. Now if only I could paint....