Scribology
by Makers & Menders
Leather Travellers’ Notebooks since 2023
Handmade Leather Notebooks
Refillable, Sustainable
Made in the UK
Welcome to Scribology – where notebooks are made to last, not be replaced. We design and handcraft refillable leather Travellers’ Notebooks and Journals in the UK using high-quality, responsibly sourced leathers. Every piece is made with care—for people who write, sketch, plan, dream, and value sustainability.
Our leather notebooks are designed for daily use and lifelong durability. Whether you’re a bullet journal enthusiast, a creative writer, or just need a beautiful, reliable place to gather your thoughts, you’ll find something here.
Why Choose Scribology?
Refillable design – Reduce waste and refresh your notebook as often as you like.
Genuine leather – No peeling faux leather here. Our materials are chosen for longevity and character.
Customisable – With interchangeable inserts and optional Change-It-Up Kits, your notebook grows with you.
Handmade in the UK – Every notebook is crafted by hand in our Nottinghamshire workshop.
Explore Our Notebook Collections:
Revival – Upcycled upholstery leather, salvaged and repurposed.
Heritage – Rare, prestige leather from historic British tanneries.
Legacy – Luxury remnants from the UK shoe industry.
Looking for a sustainable leather journal, a handmade refillable notebook, or a unique British-made gift? You’re in the right place.
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Reflect your personal style. Click the images to be taken to the different collections - we have something for everyone!
Katie’s story
I made my first leather travellers’ notebook - midori style - in 2023 and after that I was hooked… Since then I’ve made many hundreds, all by hand and in small batches, and I haven’t lost my love of the concept or the form.
What won me over in the first place was the simplicity of the design. A leather cover, holes in the spine to take elastic, two notebooks inside which could be switched out for new ones at a moment’s notice and a leather tag to keep everything closed. Neat, functional… but also beautiful. These are the things that tick my boxes. I wanted something that I could throw in my bag and which would stand the rigours of being jostled about without getting bent and untidy.
I decided early on that I wanted to use metal eyelets for the spines. Not only would they stop the holes from tearing over time, but once I discovered that coloured metal eyelets were A Thing, I realised that I could do what I love best - play with colour.
As an artist, it’s always been about colour. When my eldest was a baby I started up a mailing bag business to help bring in some money to the household. I wasn’t remotely interested in mailing bags, but what did get me excited was putting together different colour combinations and that has followed me into notebook design.
For me, a travellers’ notebook is a canvas - sometimes literally for those that get their covers hand painted - but even for the plain ones there is a satisfying bringing together of the colour and texture of the leather, the accents of the eyelets and elastics and the finishing touch of a hand-cut closure tag.
I’m still learning and experimenting - putting colours together that I would never in the past have dreamed of - but that when they are put together just feel right.
We’ve come a long way since that first notebook. Everything is neater, our leather stock is more diverse and of higher quality, some of the processes are more streamlined (mechanical corner choppers, you rock as an invention!!), but at their heart they are still simple, functional, and especially, beautiful.
I hope you enjoy using them as much as we enjoy making them 🖤
Katie