For some reason the Moleskine notebook crossed my mind a few minutes ago and I wondered how hard they are to make?
Make Your Own Moleskine-Like-Notebook:
Your very own Moleskine (pronounced mol-a-skeen-a, /mÉ”ləˈskinÉ™/) -like-notebook/journal/sketchbook. The one we’ll be making is 3.5 x 5.5 x .5 inches. I use this size because it fits nicely into my back or front pants pocket. Strangely enough it is also the same size as the Moleskine notebook. For the pages we’ll be using 20# bond paper (the same paper you use in your copier and inkjet printer). As you might have noticed in the dimensions, the notebook is a half-inch thick. This gives you 192 single pages of writing/sketching/painting fun.
Time-consuming, if it takes 2 days, but perhaps more satisfying. And I expect you would almost feel compelled to use it if it was the product of your own labor rather than just another $10 purchase.
I think this is the only way I could use one, if I were persuaded to try. Might be interesting to make them for kids before a big adventure . . .
These are what I have used for years, but they are quite bulky at 7×10 inches. And not a lot cheaper, not at all when you consider how many fewer pages they have.
Have I been wrong in thinking Moleskines were an expensive frippery?