This album has the hinge on the shorter side of the sheet ~ horizontal or landscape style. The finished size is about 20x14.5cm ~ 8x6" ~ slightly smaller than A5.
The inside material is a thin card ~ or thick paper ~ of weight 160gsm. This is sufficiently strong to support photographs or paper-based momentoes. The card is coloured pale blue ~ many people prefer the softer effect of the tint on the eye. There are 32 leaves ~ 64 sides.
The book has matching end papers with cloth-covered limp ~ flexible ~ card covers. The covers are decorated printed cotton fabric.
The Ninnis Book is also designed to be easy to make, using readily available ~ simple ~ materials. It lacks ornamentation or decoration. Craftspeople have ample opportunity to adapt ~ improve ~ any of descriptors I have provided.