Making my first traveler’s notebook

Update: You can see this notebook in my video on YouTube. I came across the “traveler’s notebook” style notebooks online recently. They seem very convenient for a number of reasons, mainly their modularity. Such a traveler’s notebook (TN) consists of an outer cover/shell, often made from thick leather, which is filled with individual notebooks that… Continue reading Making my first traveler’s notebook

Almalauha?

You may wonder what ‘Almalauha’ means. It stems from ‘alma lauha’, the Germanic name for my home town of Almelo, the Netherlands. ‘Alma’ means ‘elm’ and ‘lauha’ refers to woods on sandy ground near a settlement (is there an English word for this?!). My hometown is well old, with the first mention of House of… Continue reading Almalauha?

Hello world!

Welcome to my blog! I plan to post various kinds of content here, mainly illustrations/artworks I’ve made as well as step-by-step descriptions of some of my sewing projects. I hope to leave comments on if I can deal with all the spam!