Cover Materials

We pride ourselves on our extensive range of high quality cover materials for albums and boxes. We take them very seriously because they’re such an important part of how you present your photography and customise your products —and because they must be durable and fit for purpose, of course!

Albums: You can choose from any of the materials shown below, and personalise them further with embossings, cover motifs, photo fronts and wrap-arounds. See our cover styles page for details.

Boxes: For practical reasons we don’t offer all the materials in boxes (details below). Boxes can be personalised with embossings.

Large album, or lots of pages? We choose our cover materials to look good for generations, and that's the way we make our albums. If your album will have 25 pages or more, especially in the larger sizes (12x12 and up) we recommend that you choose one of our Buckram, Micro or Genuine Leather cover materials. Genuine leather is best able to support the spine of an album with the weight of so many pages.

Please note: Your screen can affect the appearance of these materials, e.g. by making them appear darker than they actually are. We recommend purchasing our physical Cover Swatches for an accurate representation of colour and texture.

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Faux Leathers

Choose Faux Leather for the look and feel of leather in a quality man-made product.

Bookbinding Fabrics

Coated Linens

Coated Linens are strong and colourful with a subtle yet distinctive linen feel. Their top coating is dirt and water repellent which makes them more durable, perfect for photo boxes and albums that will experience a lot of handling.

Natural Linens

Their natural coarse structure make these linens particularly suitable for larger-sized albums. Flax fibres in these materials are certified under the Masters of Linen standard which means that the fibres are 100% EU grown and processed. All flax under this regulation is sustainably grown — respecting the environment and producing high quality fibres.

Duo-Toned Linens

Our uncoated Duo-Toned Linens are FSC certified woven cotton fabrics with a matte natural finish. Offering a distinguished yet subtle two-tone effect.

Genuine Leathers

For albums only. We buy only the finest leathers from humane sources and eco-friendly European tanneries. Genuine leathers vary in their texture, grain, range marking and density — all characteristic of this natural product.

Contemporary Leathers

With a luxurious suede surface and distinctive imprint, these leathers are specially made for Queensberry by one of France's oldest and finest artisan tanneries. 

Vintage Leathers

These earthy leathers evoke distant, rugged landscapes. Their inviting textures will respond to your touch. Natural growth and range markings are a feature of our Vintage Leathers and make every box and album unique. Please choose from our Classic or Contemporary ranges if you prefer a "grain corrected" finish.

Classic Leathers

While Stocks Last

By discontinuing materials that no longer sell well, or that our suppliers have themselves discontinued, we can introduce new lines regularly while still ensuring reliable supplies.

We still have the following materials in stock but won't be buying again once they run out. In most cases that probably won't be for quite a while, as these are generally not fast movers. In some cases we've included an Estimated End Date (EED) to indicate how long we think we'll be able to supply.