What is a jute diary made of?

A jute diary has a cover of woven jute cloth wrapped over a stiff board, with a paper block bound inside. The cover is the jute part; the pages, the board and the binding are not.

Is this jute diary handmade?

This jute diary is made up by hand at the Awahan workshop in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, in small runs. The cloth itself is mill-woven; the cutting, covering and binding are the hand work.

Jute is not waterproof and takes up damp quickly. Keep the diary out of rain and off wet surfaces, and if it does get wet, stand it open and dry it in shade.

How do I clean a jute cover?

A jute cover is cleaned dry, with a soft brush or a dry cloth. Water leaves rings and ink or oil will not lift, so spot-washing usually makes a mark worse.

Is a jute diary eco friendly?

A jute diary breaks down more readily than a plastic-coated or PU notebook, because jute is a plant fibre. How green the finished book is also depends on the paper, the adhesive and any laminate, so the cover alone does not settle the question.

What is the difference between jute and a jute-finish notebook?

Jute is the woven plant fibre itself; a jute-finish or jute-look notebook is paper or board printed to imitate that texture. Real jute has an uneven weave with slubs in it and a faint hay smell, while a printed finish repeats evenly and smells of nothing.

Does this jute diary have a lock or closure band?

This jute diary is the plain one of the two we carry in the line. The button-lock version, with a woven band that fastens over the fore-edge, is listed separately.

Is a jute diary good for gifting?

A jute diary works as a gift for someone beginning something, a job, a course, a long trip, because it is useful rather than ornamental. It carries no year and no branding, so it does not expire on a shelf.

Where is this diary made?

It is made in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, by the Awahan cluster, which works in jute craft. The fibre itself comes from the eastern Indian growing belt, mainly West Bengal and Assam.

Does jute craft carry a GI tag?

Jute as a material does not hold a Geographical Indication, and we do not claim one for this diary. The register is public at ipindia.gov.in/gi if you want to check a GI claim you have seen elsewhere.

How long will a jute diary last?

A jute diary cover will outlast the paper inside it if it is kept dry, because the fibre is strong along its grain. The corners soften first, usually where the board takes the weight in a bag.

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This diary carries a woven jute cover made up at the Awahan workshop in Lucknow, where the cloth is cut, turned over a firm board and pressed before the paper block goes in. Jute is a bast fibre with a visible grain, so no two covers carry exactly the same texture. It is built as a working notebook rather than a keepsake. Keep it in a bag, write in it, let the cover soften.

Art TypeJute Craft

Packaging Dimension8x10"

Materials & Care

Made with 100% natural jute NA

Product Disclosure

SKU: AW-JCD-Y-01Style Code: AW-JCD-YHSN Code: 48201000Region: LucnkowState: Uttar pradesh

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Each piece is handcrafted, so slight variations in colour, texture and dimension are natural and celebrate its handmade origin.

Where it earns its keep: A jute-covered diary is at its best as a carry book rather than a desk book. It goes into a tote or a backpack and takes the knocks that come with that, because a cloth cover scuffs where a coated one cracks. Meeting notes, travel logs, running lists, the sort of writing you do standing up.

What it sits well with: It reads well beside other natural-material desk things: a wooden pen stand, a brass paperweight, a cotton pouch. As a gift it suits someone starting something, a new job, a course, a long trip. It carries no year and no logo, so it does not go stale on a shelf while it waits to be used.

Everyday use versus occasion use: This is a daily-use book, not a presentation piece. If you want a diary that reads as a formal gift, the button-lock version in the same jute line is the heavier one, with a woven band that fastens over the fore-edge. For office gifting in volume, check lead time with us before you fix a date, because these are made in small runs.

Living with it: Jute drinks water. Keep it out of an open bag in the rain and off wet counters, and if the cover does get damp, stand the book open and let it dry in shade rather than sun. Dust the cover with a dry cloth. Oil and ink will not lift out of jute, so treat a mark as part of the book rather than something to scrub.

Where the fibre starts: Jute is a bast fibre, stripped from the stem of the plant rather than picked from a boll the way cotton is. Most of India's crop grows in the eastern belt across West Bengal, Assam and Bihar, where the monsoon does the watering. After cutting, the stalks are bundled and left standing in slow water for roughly two weeks so the gums binding the fibre to the woody core break down. That step is retting, and it decides whether the cloth ends up soft and pale or coarse and grey.

Spun and woven: The loosened fibre is combed out, spun into a coarse yarn and woven into a plain-weave cloth. Jute yarn is uneven by nature, so the woven surface carries slubs and thick patches. Those are the fibre showing, not a flaw in the finish.

Made up in Lucknow: The cloth reaches the Awahan workshop in Lucknow as yardage, and the cover is made up the way most cloth-bound diaries are: cut to size, turned over a firm board, pressed flat, then bound to the paper block. This is hand work, done in small runs.

Reading the fibre: Jute cloth shows a golden-brown grain running one way and smells faintly of hay. A jute-finish laminate or a printed jute-look board repeats its texture evenly and smells of nothing.

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