SQUEAKY BINDERS
Journals, slipcases and clamshell boxes made by hand from scratch using traditional bookbinding methods and a few innovative Squeaky Binders twists!
Our Range include notebooks and journals made traditionally with hand sewn signatures and hard covers, eco-friendly cork wraps and wood cased ‘Drawer Bottom’ or ‘Bootlace’ keepsakes as well as Coptic stitched or wire bound artist’s sketchbooks, photo albums and wedding guest books.
All of these can be personalised or made individually for you and are accompanied by your choice of a simple card case, classic slipcase or an elegant clamshell box.
About our books
We love making books, lots of books, different books, special books, special books for special people, big books, little books, middle sized books; books for writing in, books for sketching, books for photos, books for keeping stuff in - books made this way, books made that way, books for notes, books for weddings … READ MORE
Clamshell Boxes
A Clamshell box, like its namesake in nature, has two halves that fit together perfectly enclosing and protecting your treasured journal. We specialise in clamshell boxs made using papers from around the world often handmade and hand printed in the country of origin such as the wonderful Chiyogami papers from Japan READ MORE
Special Edition Illustrated Notebooks
Our exclusive Special Edition Illustrated Notebooks are made traditionally with hand sewn signatures, headbands, distinctive endpapers and a ribbon page marker. They contain a number of illustrations on a theme reproduced from our own artwork, one of which is set into the cover and protected under a unique acrylic panel. READ MORE
Slipcases
Our slipcases are made with the same care and materials as our clamshells and are perfect for protecting and storing those very special journals or notebooks you want to last a lifetime. We make traditional slipcases for single or multiple books but we also have our very own design. This has a unique window on its side through which may be viewed the illustration on the cover of the Special Edition notebook that the slipcase contains. READ MORE
Artists’ Sketchbooks
Coptic stitched or wire bound, containing heavy weight watercolour or cartridge paper we make our wood cased artists’ sketchbooks from pocket size up to A3. Both bindings lay flat and can be personalised with your name or we can make one for you as unique as your art - have a look at our ‘Bootlace’ range too! READ MORE
Long-stitched Cork Wrap Journals
Show you care about the environment with our eco-friendly long-stitched cork wrap journals - a stylish vegan alternative to leather. Refillable too! - just return to Squeaky Binders who will replace the signatures and restitch your wrap using the original cork cover. READ MORE
‘Classic’ Notebooks
Our ‘Classic’ range of handmade Notebooks are made in a variety of elegant and stylish designs. Different sizes, beautiful decorative cover materials and a choice of contents, READ MORE…
Wood Case Keepsake Journals
Every one of our wood cased journals and albums with their beautiful English hardwood covers is unique, each individually hand crafted, often from reclaimed timbers - especially those in our eco-friendly ‘Drawer Bottom’ and ‘Bootlace’ series. READ MORE
Mini Journals
Our Mini Journals are perfect to keep in your bag and they are ideal for writing some notes or drawing a quick sketch whenever you are out and about. Each one is handmade and comes in a wide range of cover designs. READ MORE…
Japanese Stab Binding Albums
Our Japanese Stab Binding Albums are made with photos in mind.
They have internal spacers to provide room to accommodate the photos and are based on a traditional Japanese stab binding technique. Our hand crafted solid hardwood stitching plate adds a special Squeaky Binders twist to this age old binding method. READ MORE
Prints
We’re proud of all our work but it must be said that some of our prints have involved more blood, sweat and tears than others. We have our little box framed prints, one off collagraphs, small edition relief linocuts, intaglio photopolymers and our digital variations that fit somewhere in between. READ MORE
Art Cards and Wallet Gift Sets
Our range includes over 120 designs of Art Cards featuring our own original artwork and some of these have been combined into sets of cards on the same theme contained within their own individually designed wallet to hold them securely together. Perfect for giving as a gift! READ MORE
Artwork and Illustrations
From pencil through watercolour, linocut, photography and mixed media to botanical illustration click to discover some behind-the-scenes insights into our artwork and illustrations. READ MORE