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Alpa Mistry Hand Woven Journals Review

Hand Woven Unique Covers and THICK FP Friendly Paper

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I thought I would follow up from an earlier post I made ref these journals (here), as there appears to be very little mention or knowledge of them on this Forum

 

http://www.saintevemarketing.com/sparepix/Alpa_Mistry_Review/alpa_mistry.jpg

 

I personally consider these individual and unique journals to be amongst some of the absolute best I have come across and had the pleasure of using - not only because of the thick, textured, FP friendly paper used, but also because of the look and feel of the covering in the hand

 

The journals themselves are created by a British textile designer, named Alpa Mistry (hence the journal name - obviously) and her website with the PR blurb about her, and her other products is here - http://www.alpamistry.com/bookcovers.html

And a Precis of the PR Blurb from the Website:

 

Alpa Mistry, a woven textile designer, produces exclusive accessories for fashion and bold interior artworks. Her work is defined by an imaginative, distinctive use of colour, balance and proportion of line.

 

Each piece of fabric is individually designed and hand-woven on a 24 shaft George Wood dobby loom. The colours are translated into hand-dyed silks and then finely woven in sateen and plain weaves, creating textile pieces with contrasts of sheer and solid fields of colour. Simple and serene to fun and quirky, many of Alpa’s designs are one-off pieces.

 

These hand woven fabric covered notebooks make a beautiful gift.

 

Inside, there is plain 120 gsm 'accent natural' textured paper.

 

Pictures and words on my own Alpa Mistry Journals:

 

This is the first Alpa Mistry Journal which I have had for some time and is now getting a bit battered and coffee-stained :(

http://www.saintevemarketing.com/sparepix/Alpa_Mistry_Review/DSCF0434.JPG

 

http://www.saintevemarketing.com/sparepix/Alpa_Mistry_Review/DSCF0440.JPG

 

All of the various colour combinations are entirely individual and unique as they are cut from larger pieces of the material and patterns that Alpa Mistry has designed and created - so no two journals are ever exactly the same

 

The feel of the cover, with it's hand-woven texture, for some reason, is a very comforting feel - don't know why, it just feels that way to me

 

The paper used on the inside is nice and THICK (120gsm) textured and with a creamy colour, and is VERY Fountain Pen friendly (even for my very wet Ambassador)

 

http://www.saintevemarketing.com/sparepix/Alpa_Mistry_Review/DSCF0435.JPG

 

The paper actually feels 'quality' and there is almost no bleedthrough, even when using the wettest of writers that I have

 

The picture below shows the reverse side of the 'test page', and as you can see, there is hardly a shadow showing through

I have also darkened the image slightly to try and show off the textured surface (although am still not sure my photo shows it off that well)

NB - The darker stains on the centre creases and edges are from a spilled cup of coffee (was NOT a happy bunny about that!

 

http://www.saintevemarketing.com/sparepix/Alpa_Mistry_Review/DSCF0442.JPG

 

Just a pity my photos don't convey enough about the actual quality of these journals

 

All in all, I have to say that I can't rave about these enough, I even prefer them over Claire Fontaine

 

I like these that much that I have probably overstocked myself and have enough for years to come!

 

Steve

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Cleared another cupboard out & my spare Alpa Mistry Journals For Sale here:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/163525-beautiful-and-unique-alpa-mistry-journals-brand-new/

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Steve, I think the pictures came out wonderfully. I'm glad you showed your personal version with coffee stains, I think it adds character and it appears the pages didn't wrinkle, which is good. I have a question though, the leather journals you have available, do they have the same paper inside? YT

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Steve, I think the pictures came out wonderfully. I'm glad you showed your personal version with coffee stains, I think it adds character and it appears the pages didn't wrinkle, which is good. I have a question though, the leather journals you have available, do they have the same paper inside? YT

 

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The Leather Journals are 90gsm (bit thinner but still FP friendly) still Ivory/Cream coloured but smooth rather than textured

 

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