THE HERITAGE COLLECTION
A Spring Story
SERIES1
In my ongoing quest to slowly make my way through the mountain of vintage textiles I’ve collected for the past 25 years I made the decision earlier this year to focus mostly on creating one-of-a-kind journals to add to The Heritage Collection.
I used vintage French silk velvet for the book spines paired with a beautiful selection of vintage shawls from northern Pakistan, mainly Kashmir and Swat valley, this collection is my most colourful to date. I never set out with any preconceived ideas of how a collection is going to look, like all good ideas it came to me in a moment of stillness while I was sat on our garden bench observing springtime which is currently on full display. The colours and shapes of the tulips growing in our garden reminded me of one particular hand embroidered shawl with stylised florals. After weeks of not knowing where to start, I finally set to work.
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY MOST
COLOURFUL COLLECTION TO DATE.
‘‘INDULGING IN AND OBSERVING
THE BEAUTY OF NATURE IS MY DAILY MEDICINE.’’
Take a wander through a spring garden with me.
Tulips Of Kashmir
Five-of-a-kind
HAND BOUND SOFT BACK JOURNALS
COVERED WITH AN EMBROIDERED SWATI VINTAGE SHAWL AND FRENCH SILK VELVET.
I found it very difficult to capture the true colour of this most vibrant magenta silk velvet. The colour changes from shocking pink, to magenta, to deep red and pale pink. It’s quite mesmerising.
Gold & Green
Three-of-a-kind
TWO HARDBACKS & ONE SOFT BACK JOURNAL COVERED WITH REMNANTS OF A HAND EMBROIDERED SHAWL FROM SWAT VALLEY.
The large journal is presented in a beautiful cotton organdy book wrap.
An unusual shaped hardback journal which I imagine someone filling with paintings of beautiful tall trees in all the shades of green and gold.
FINER DETAILS:
Hand sewn endbands, gold foil accents on the cover and fore-edges stained with gold and walnut ink, filigree bookplate on the flyleaf.
Portrait orientation.
Large - 30 x 13 x 3.5 cm | 12 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches.
172 pages of Hahnemuhle mixed media heavyweight paper 270gsm.
SOFTBACK JOURNAL
Small softback | 172 pages.
Handmade cotton rag watercolour/mixed media paper.
Something small & beautiful.
11.5 x 8 x 4cm | 4 x 3.2 x 1.5 inches.
Hardback mixed media journal.
Cotton rag paper - 152 pages
Florentine printed endpapers.
Gold foil details on the cover.
Walnut ink stained fore-edges.
Paisley
FOR THE ROMANTICS AT HEART.
Three-of-a-kind hardback journals covered with remnants of a vintage genuine cashmere shawl & velvet. Bound with charcoal cotton rag paper, hand marbled endpapers and sewn endbands.
My personal favourites from this series.
FINER DETAILS:
Medium sized hardback - Landscape orientation which lays flat.
Hand sewn endbands, velvet spine.
Hand marbled endpapers by Jemma Lewis Marbling.
172 pages of cotton rag mixed media heavyweight paper 220gsm.
Size: 22 x 11 x 4.5 cm | 8.5 x 4.5 x 2 inches
Presented in an archival gift box and wrapped in a cotton organdy book wrap.
I saved the best for last, the only journal I managed to make with a leather spine. I love the wrinkles and two tone shades of deep plum and maroon, matching the tulip from my garden that inspired this collection.
FINER DETAILS:
Hand sewn endbands, fore-edges stained with gold and walnut ink, screen printed Lokta endpapers.
Large, portrait orientation - 30 x 13 x 3.5 cm | 12 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches.
172 pages of Hahnemuhle mixed media heavyweight paper 270gsm.
Presented wrapped in a cotton organdy book wrap. [No Box]
THE PROCESS
Thank you for taking the time to view this collection. There are only 11 pieces which will be available to purchase on 12th May.
Moneeza
