Bracken LeatherPike Place Market · Est. 2020

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Slow Down
& Write.

A free journaling starter guide from the workshop at Bracken Leather. Everything you need to know to start — and keep — a writing practice.

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What’s Inside

Five chapters.
One practice.

01How to Choose the Right Journal for Your StyleLuxe, Traveler, or Everyday Carry? Lined or blank? We walk you through exactly how to pick the one that fits your life.
02Five Prompts to Start Writing This WeekNot a writer? You don’t need to be. These five prompts take less than ten minutes and they actually work.
03How to Build a Journaling Habit That SticksThe research on habit formation applied to journaling — practical, simple, and grounded in what actually works.
04What Makes Veg-Tanned Leather Age BeautifullyThe leather science you didn’t know you needed. Why Bracken Leather outlasts chrome-tanned alternatives, and gets better with every year.
05Behind the Scenes: How Bracken Leather Journals Are MadeFrom raw cowhide to finished journal — the full process, step by step, the way Kasey does it at Pike Place Market.
+Bonus: Leather Care InstructionsHow to condition, protect, and age your Bracken Leather journal so it becomes an heirloom, not just a notebook.

Who This Is For

For anyone who’s
ever wanted to write more.

This guide isn’t for experienced writers. It’s for the person who keeps meaning to journal and never starts — or who started and stopped.

It’s also for anyone thinking about gifting a Bracken Leather journal and wanting to understand what makes these different from any journal on Amazon.

And it’s for the leather curious — people who want to understand why veg-tanned leather costs more and lasts longer than anything you’ll find at a big-box store.

Send Me the Guide

“I held it for about thirty seconds at the stall before I knew I was buying it. The weight, the smell, the way the leather had already started to show character — that’s not something you manufacture.”

— Pike Place Market customer

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