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Siwengde Bullet Journal Notebook Review (Pros, Cons and Pen Test)

If you follow my blog, you may have picked up on the fact that I’m not a fan of typical dot grid notebooks.  So while on the quest for something different I stumbled across the Siwengde notebook. Not only is it bigger than most dot grid notebooks but it’s also teal i.e. a color other than black (yay!)

Quick facts

  • Page size 7.5″ wide x 9.75″ high
  • Dot grid pags
  • Half lined pages
  • 1 ribbon bookmark
  • Softcover / hardcover material
  • Sewn binding
  • Elastic band
  • Cream paper
  • Pocket folder
  • This belongs to page

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Cover

The cover is that material you find on most sewn notebooks – hardcover but feels soft.

<3 this color (and it’s not boring black!)

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Approx 1.5″ wide  (2cm). It is a bit heavier than the smaller dot grid notebooks but still light enough that you could put the notebook in your handbag,

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Different to most notebooks: it has dot grid on the left and lined on the right

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The dots are approx 0.5cm apart.

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The lines are approx 1cm apart.

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Big pocket folder at the back

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As well as a ribbon bookmark

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Pen Testing

The paper quality is typical of dot grid notebooks – ghosting for basically all of the gel pens, fine tip pens, highlighters and stamps.

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Pros of the Siwengde

  • Larger page size
  • Cream paper not yellow
  • Dot grid and lined pages
  • Cover that’s not black!

Cons of the Siwengde

  • Line spacing is too far apart
  • Only 1 ribbon bookmark
  • Pen ghosting

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Comments

    • Rachael says

      Hi, there is a video walkthrough in the post ^above^ Half the pages are dot grid and half are lined. The Siwengde has a larger page size than the Leuchtturm.

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