To craft books and binders, a book binding press is a must. Unfortunately, they cost A LOT. The good news is you can make one yourself with this easy DIY!

Book press

No finishing presses available locally or too expensive to buy? No sweat – I made my own! Actually, who am I kidding: there was a lot of sweat… I needed some new finishing presses for m…

Binding, Embossing & Printing - Book Press

Here’s a fun project that combines two of our favorite craft materials— walnut shells and wool roving! These walnut shell pincushions are so fun to make and you can create different variations of them for different seasons. They are made by needle felting wool roving into a walnut shell, then attaching a needle felted item

These past days I’ve been working hard fulfilling some orders and adding new things to our shop. Several of my students asked me to make 2-in-1 book presses (with sewing frames included). I wanted to add this tool to the shop for quite a long time and here was an opportunity to finally make them and take some photos. There are two versions available: with hooks for cord adjustment and without them. However, there are many other new things we’ve added over past ten days. As an alternative to…

Bind your own books! Learn how to build a very simple binding jig that will allow you to press your book pages together and glue the binding.

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