Mini Carnet en Lin

The linen cover feels sturdy and waterproof, which is great since I’ve already dropped it in a puddle. The 70 lb paper takes my fountain pen without bleeding through, and the saddle stitch binding lays flat when I write.

I keep it in my jacket pocket for grocery lists and quick sketches, and the soft linen cover has held up through two rainy commutes without a wrinkle. The blank pages take ink beautifully, and the whole thing slips into a back pocket without feeling bulky.

The saddle stitch binding lays perfectly flat when I'm writing on the bus, which is more than I can say for most pocket notebooks. Those 40 pages of smooth 70 lb stock take my fountain pen without any bleed-through, and the whole thing slips into my back pocket without bulging. It's exactly the size