5/18/2023 0 Comments Travelers notebook![]() (Wallet Insert from Galen Leather) Accessories: Binding your own booklets requires either a stapler (sometimes a long-arm stapler will be needed) or skills in simple stitched bookbinding (a three-hole method is easy and instructions for binding can be found on YouTube or via a Google search). If you are willing to print and bind your own inserts for your TN/fauxdori, there are hundreds of downloadable PDFs available via Etsy or individual web sites. Marcy Penner Printables (via Marcy Penner).(Pre-printed insert from Yellow Paper House on Etsy)Ī few printable options I really like are: There are probably dozens of other options but the companies listed above are all tested and approved by the Desk. Curnow Bookbinding & Leatherwork (via Facebook). ![]() Traveler’s Notebook Leather Wallet insert from Galen Leather.įor pre-printed inserts, there are several companies I recommend. I keep a Stalogy B6 notebook in my cover and use multiple elastics to keep it steady and secure (one looped under the front cover and one looped under the back cover). Some people, myself included, will also put full-sized notebooks into a fauxdori cover. directly including super lightweight paper, watercolor paper and an array of plain papers (lined, graph, blank, etc). You can of course print your own custom inserts from the myriad of options available on Etsy but there are some nice options from TN Co. Unlike discbound or ring bound systems, there is no need for additional equipment to add notebooks to your TN. My Bassy & Co B6 Fauxdori cover with custom stitching color. The market immediately noticed the need for other options and quickly, leather workers added A5, A6, B6, Field Notes-size and many more. check sizes before ordering a cover to be sure your notebooks and inserts fit. 5 x 8″) – will hold Stalogy or Wonderland planner or similarĪnd many other options…. 6.25 x 8.75″ - cover sizes will vary to accommodate various numbers of inserts) Passport (original Traveler’s Company size).Regular A5 Slim (original Traveler’s Company size).The original Regular size Traveler’s Notebook in brown (via Traveler’s Notebook USA) The Passport size is the same proportions as a passport (approx. The “Regular” size is now widely referred to as the A5 Slim size. Originally, the TN covers were only available in “Regular” size and “Passport” size. My favorite non-Traveler’s Company fauxdori cover is from Bassy & Co on Etsy. Since the launch of the original Traveler’s Company covers, many leatherworking companies and makers stepped in to make covers that include interior pockets, more elastics along the spine and even non-leather options.Įtsy is a sea of options for covers as well as popular makers like Galen Leather, Curnow Bookbinding & Leather and Chic Sparrow. The original TN leather covers are just a piece of leather punched along the spine for elastics and punched in the back for a horizontal elastic to secure the cover closed. The Original regular size”Traveler’s Company cover in Camel (via Traveler’s Company USA) The Covers: Some people have a notebook with lined paper for journaling, one with grid paper for project planning and then a sketchbook paper booklet for drawing, collage or art making. For people looking to combine a bullet journal system with a more traditional planner, the TN/fauxdori system may be a great option. You can have a calendar booklet and then a blank booklet for notes and so on. Unlike ringbound or discbound planners, the TN-style planner is organized by booklet. These elastics allow for smaller cahier notebooks (thinner notebooks of 64 pages or less, usually) to be slipped under the elastics to hold them into the cover. Instead of rings or discs and holes in your paper, the Traveler’s Notebook is a leather (fabric, cardboard, or other heavyweight material) cover with a series of elastics running the length of the spine on the interior of the cover. Many folks will already be familiar with the Traveler’s Notebook but for anyone not familiar with the system, here’s how they work. ![]() The name Fauxdori arose several years ago when Traveler’s Notebook was still under the Midori branding and was refer to as the “Midori Traveler’s Notebook”, hence faux-dori as a name for any similar design. Following our previous posts about Ring-Bound Planner Systems and Discbound Planner Systems its time to tackle the “elastic planner” AKA the Traveler’s Notebook (TN) or, when not made by the Traveler’s Notebook Company, the “Fauxdori”.
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