Historical Book Sewing Sampler — Anne Covell | Book & Paper Arts

1,865 likes, 48 comments - stoneburnerbooks on December 29, 2023: "A real-time look at multi-needle coptic binding. ✨️ Have you tried this binding style? #copticbinding #copticstitch #bookbinding".

The art of bookbinding utilizes lots different materials, tools and equipment. This chapter presents a review of each of these.

The following instructions form the first part of the City & Guilds Level 1 Unit 118 Course in Bookbinding. Reproduced with the consent of Shepherds Bookbinders who own all rights. A downloadable PDF copy of this course can be found here. Basic Bookbinding Terms Here are a few commonly used bookbinding terms. Learning these basic […]

how to rebind books a DIY guide to rebinding paperback to hardcover at home. Cover ideas and tips to create timeless boooks. The supplies needed, pictures of each step, and a video tutorial

By Toreka on Instagram: "Trying out Japanese Stab Binding technique. It’s a beautiful style and I love the exposed thread. I am not a professional. Just a newbie falling in love with the craft of book binding 😍📚 Materials: ~ 2 black card stock papers ~ Lined paper I tore from an old notebook ~ Paper slicer ~ Leather awl ~ Sewing needle ~ Plastic Bone folder ~ Waxed Linen Thread #bookbinding #japanesestabbinding #journalmaking #bookcraft #journal #bookstagram #handmadebook…

I don't think I have a one way to preprare my spines yet. It always depends on the total thickness, on the material I chose for the cover and on how much time I have. From my experience there is no "right way" of making books, there is only your way 😊 so keep exploring and go with what works for you. #makingbooks #bookbinding #bokbinderi #process

This time, we talk to Erin Fletcher, a bookbinder from Boston well-known for her embroidered bindings. Besides using embroidery in her bookbinding, Erin has an amazing blog with tons of interviews with other bookbinders (which acts more as an archive now), a very inspiring Instagram account, teaching, and many other things!