Long stitch binding is beautifully executed with a leather cover; and leather plays a big role in each piece. Only full grain, high quality leather is used for JRadford journals. As a regular practice, the artists craves a challenge and is inspired to use old wood, 45 rpm records and vintage bingo cards as journal covers. (*Hoarding tendencies have paid off in the use of skeleton keys, vintage jewelry and funky buttons in a journal’s closure.)
The primary binding method used is long stitch, which sews pages directly to a cover, creating a beautiful pattern on the spine of the journal. Coptic and Medieval style bindings are also used in some original works. These binding styles are ideal as they allow for the journal to lie flat when open.