Where can I buy good quality bookmarks?

[sammyvine]

Hi all,

Where is the best place to buy quality, long-lasting bookmarks? I know many people will probably say Amazon or Waterstones, but I have bought bookmarks from both in the past and found that the fell apart within a couple of months.

I don't mind spending extra money, as long as it's worth it.

Waterstones sell some lovely bookmarks.

If you fancy being a bit ‘crafty’, there are some nice bookmark cross-stitch kits you can buy.

I've heard that too, about bacon! I wonder who it was.

That's a fun story about the money, but I don't see what else could be sensibly done, other than to keep it. Luckily, when I found money in a book, it was my own money!

Your post has me thinking that postcards would be terrific bookmarks.

It would be fun to choose postcards to match the book - for instance, a postcard of Bath for a Jane Austen novel, a portrait of Henry Ford for Brave New World, A picture of a Christmas tree for A Christmas Carol, a picture of flowers for Mrs. Dalloway.

Mumsnet is brilliant at showing me problems I didn’t realize existed. I have literally never, in my whole life, ever thought about the quality of my bookmark.

Nor had I before seeing the ones linked above. I walk past the workshop quite often and they make excellent little gifts for anyone who reads, which are small and light and cheap enough to stick in with a birthday card!

Metal ones are good. I got some great ones from the Met Museum in New York. Museum shops here might also have some metal ones. Most have online shops.