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.)