All specialty skills have their own languages, knitting is no exception. In fact, it has its own codes to convey patterns and notes in a way that might baffle non-knitters. The new True Brit Knits knitter’s notebook provides a great place for knitters to track projects and pattern notes complete with standard pattern abbreviations and…
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New Sponsor: Gallery Leather
I wanted to let you all know that The Well-Appointed Desk has a new sponsor, Gallery Leather! I reviewed their leather-covered journals and notebooks not too long ago. I wanted to welcome Gallery Leather to the site and hope that you check out all their products which are assembled in the USA in Maine. Their…
Link Love: Official Mascot and more catch-up
First, I’d like you to all admire my new and fully customized Link mascot thanks to my pal and co-worker Adan who, clearly, is a fabulous illustrator. I think I need Link on a t-shirt! Now, on to the links: Paper: Leuchtturm 1917 soft cover notebook review (via Pen Addict) “Stone” Paper (Da Vinci Notebook)…
Review: Etranger di Costarica Memo Book
The Etranger di Costarica memo book is a simple, little, pocket-sized notebook. The appealing thing for me was ,of course, the transparent plastic cover in a gorgeous lime green. I was really hoping that the cover would be the right size to fit over a standard Field Notes. Sadly, the Etranger di Costarica memo book…
Review: Banditapple Carnet Notebooks
I recently got a selection of Banditapple Carnet notebook samples. I wanted to see the whole line so I got all the samples that were available. Two of the book were the “handy notebook” which is 11x21cm, the same size as the large Midori Traveler notebooks. The smaller book, the “peewee”, is the same size…
Review: Moleskine Art Plus Sketch Album
I spent the better part of the last week trying different tools on the new Moleskine Art Plus Sketch Album (large, 72 pages, $13.95) as well as comparing it to the standard Moleskine paper and the “Sketchbook” paper. The reason I spent so much time with it is that it is the first big push…
Ask The Desk: Stamp Pads and Federal Supply Service Notebooks
Zack was curious: Re: Federal Supply Service Notebook I was wondering if you have ever seen one of those books in a golden color? I have one ins the green but would love to have a few golden colored ones. It appears that like Henry Ford might have said, “You can have any color…