Capture your adventure · handmade in Nepal
Nepali Eco Clean-cut
A 6 × 9 vintage hardcover journal with 80 clean-cut pages of tree-free handmade lokta, in Standard paper or Epic paper twice as thick. Four two-tone, vegetable-dyed covers.
Walnut cover, forest green spine
Twice as thick: 150–160 gsm, close to card stock. 80 clean-cut pages.
- Size
- 6 × 9 in hardcover; the Epic is about 1.5 in thick
- Pages
- 80 unlined, clean-cut pages (160 front/back), bleach- and acid-free
- Paper
- Standard: 75–80 gsm lokta. Epic: 150–160 gsm lokta, twice as thick
- Covers
- Vegetable-dyed lokta in two tones: Walnut, Forest Green, Forest Bliss or Rustic Curry
- Made in
- Nepal, following a 1,000-year-old tradition
Four covers, two tones each
Choose your cover
Each cover pairs two vegetable dyes, one for the boards and another for the spine. Every cover comes with Standard or Epic pages.
Walnut
The rich brown of walnut husks, with a forest green spine of indigo and pomegranate.
Forest Green
A green from indigo and pomegranate, with a rustic red spine colored with cutch wood resin.
Forest Bliss
The warm red of cutch wood resin, with a forest green spine.
Rustic Curry
The warm red of cutch wood resin, with a spine dyed dark brown with walnut husks.
Great for Special Projects
Rightly Sized for Adventure
For the first time in our journals, we're pleased to announce "Epic" lokta pages. Still created by hand, the Epic pages are twice as thick as our standard pages making them great for thicker inks and special projects.
Both have the same 80 pages and the same 6x9 size; the difference is the paper.
Standard
- 75–80 gsm
- Our everyday handmade lokta, for notes, travel and gratitude journaling.
- 80 pages
- 160 front and back, clean-cut.
Epic
- 150–160 gsm
- Twice as thick, close to our card stock, for thicker inks and special projects.
- 80 pages
- 160 front and back, clean-cut; the journal is about 1.5 in thick.
The Himalayas of Nepal
Ready for Any Adventure
Both the Standard and the Epic Nepali Eco measure 6x9 inches, and with paper twice as thick as the Standard, the Epic measures 1.5".
Both Standard and Epic come in the following colors:
- Walnut
- Forest Green
- Forest Bliss
- Rustic Curry
Writing in it
Standard or Epic?
Standard pages are 75–80 gsm, our everyday lokta. Epic pages are 150–160 gsm, twice as thick, for thicker inks and special projects. Both have 80 pages.
Is one side rougher?
A little. Each sheet has a smoother side, where it formed against the screen, and a “sun-kissed” side with more texture.
Why does every cover differ?
The vegetable dyes are mixed by artisans, not machines, so the shade varies from batch to batch. No two journals are the same.
More about this journal
Capture Your Adventure
Nepali Eco Journal (Standard & Epic)
The Nepali Eco Clean-cut 6x9 inch Journal is where rustic meets utility, with the choice of Standard and now Epic handmade Lokta paper pages.
A perfect note-taking companion at home, work, or for your adventures and journeys around the globe, you’ll love spending time with this journal.
For a smaller journal in a similar style, see the Nepali Eco with deckle-edged pages, 5x8 inches.
Step Back in Time
Go Natural with Lokta
A tradition of over 1,000 years in Nepal, Lokta paper is hand-crafted from lokta bushes which grow on the southern slopes of the Nepali Himalayas between 5,250 and 13,000 feet above sea level.
The paper is not treated with bleach like other papers and is hand made in rural, high altitude villages of Nepal.
Lokta paper has a beautiful texture containing natural flecks from the bush and can vary slightly in thickness from page to page due to the unique handcrafting process.
The fibrous inner bark of the lokta bush is “cooked” into a pulp then spread on screens and sun-dried. The beautiful texture from the process is characteristic of hand crafted lokta paper.
- Tree-Free Paper
- Lokta bushes grow on the southern slopes of the Himalayas of Nepal.
- Vegetable-Dyed
- Natural vegetable-dyes create the beautiful variety of colors in the covers.
- Sustainable
- Lokta bushes regrow quickly after being cut, regaining full height in 5-7 years.
- 80 Pages (160 Front/Back)
- Clean-cut pages make it easy to find your place to capture a special thought or moment.
- Bleach and Acid Free
- Modern papers are bleached to gain brightness, our paper is bleach free and acid-free and retains its natural color.
Handmade Color
The Colors of Nature
The cover coloring is produced with the traditional and vegetable plant-based dyes that have been used for hundreds of years.
No two journals will be the same. The vegetable dye process is not like using synthetic dyes which can match a specific color number every time.
The vegetable dyes we use are mixed by artisans, not machines, and the colors can vary from batch to batch making each journal a unique creation full of character and individual style.
The Forest Green journal is made from a combination of Indigo (blue) and Pomegranate (yellow from the pomegranate skins) mixed together creating a unique green color.
The coloring for the Walnut Eco Journal comes from actual walnut husks which produce a rich dark-brown coloring. The walnut husk surrounds and protects the walnut seed and has been used as a natural dye for centuries.
The unique red of the Rustic Curry journal is made from sap extracted from Cutch wood. The wood is boiled removing the sap which is then dried into a resin to later be used for the coloring process.
Handmade Lokta Paper
Nepali Eco Clean-cut
Include the Nepali Eco vintage notebook in your next adventure.
The view from Kalinchok, Nepal
Help Support Talented Nepalese Artisans
Thank you for helping to preserve a 1,000-year-old tradition in Nepali paper making!