Bespoke Hand Bound Guest Book - Coptic Stitch
Bespoke Hand Bound Guest Book - Coptic Stitch
A bespoke hand bound coptic stitch guest book made in the design and colours of your choice with optional foiled personalisation.
Coptic binding is a beautiful exposed stitch that allows the book to be opened completely flat, making it perfect for writing.
The book is cut, folded, glued and sewn by hand.
PLEASE READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW CAREFULLY.
PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS MADE TO ORDER AND CAN TAKE UP TO 6 WEEKS TO DISPATCH DURING BUSY PERIODS - Please check status bar for current dispatch times.
SIZE:
The guest books are available in the following sizes:
A5 Landscape (15cm x 21cm / 6in x 8in)
Large Square (20cm x 20cm / 8in x 8in)
A4 Landscape (21cm x 30cm / 8in x 12in)
'A' sized guest books are made in a landscape orientation as standard. If you would like yours in a portrait orientation please let me know when placing the order.
PAGES:
48 Pages / 96 Sides of 140gsm all-media white cartridge paper (chlorine-free & acid-free / FSC certified).
COVER:
Hard cover, covered with a decorative paper or book cloth of your choice. Choose the decorative paper for the cover of your book from hundreds of designs or choose a book cloth colour:
Quote your paper number or book cloth colour in the specified box at the checkout.
Please read the description on the paper you choose to check stock levels. If you are ordering more than one book in the same design, please check with me first that I have enough of this design in stock. I have a plentiful supply of most book cloths.
STITCHING:
Beautiful exposed coptic stitching with waxed linen thread, in a colour of your choice.
Please state your colour at the checkout.
SPINE:
You can have a plain white spine or a coloured spine. For coloured spines I used strips of handmade paper to cover the spine of the sections. State your spine colour at the checkout.
RIBBON:
Guest books include an optional ribbon tie closure, available in satin, organza or cotton. State your ribbon type and colour at the checkout.
FOILING:
Personalisation available on the cover and/or first page.
Capital letters (plus numbers & limited punctuation) available in font Optima in two sizes (22pt & 14pt). Choose your foil colour from the swatch photo.
A maximum of 3 lines of text is possible on the cover and first page. Each line is a maximum of 7.5cm wide. Please contact me if you are unsure how many lines of text you need.
The words 'Wedding' and 'Guests' are also available in two different calligraphy styles
Please write the exact wording in the box at the checkout.
PROCESSING TIME:
Bespoke guest books take 3-6 weeks to make. Please check the website status bar for current waiting times. If you need your book faster than this, you can pay a rush order fee to reduce your processing time. A rush order does not mean I will rush when making your item, it means you will jump the queue so your item will be made sooner.
The minimum rush order fee is 20% of the total cost of your item (a minimum of £5).
If you would like a rush order, please contact me with your deadline date before placing your order. Please note that at busy periods I may not be able to accommodate a rush order.
