Learning to do some bookbinding is still on my to-do list, but for some reason it doesn’t seem to be getting any closer to the top of that list. For quite awhile I have had wild plans to start making my own fancy journals with all kinds of lovely paper inside. Not that I keep a journal, but maybe if I made myself a pretty one I would be inspired to start.
Despite my lack of progress in realizing this goal, I still like looking at nice pictures of other people making books, so that in the event that I find time to do it, I will already be an expert. Here’s some tutorials that I’ve been taking note of:
Tutorial on binding your magazines into a book
Simple Japanese Bookbinding Tutorial
San Diego Museum of Art Lesson Plans for Artistic Books
I also have a nice book called The Art and Craft of Handmade Books
Other books about making books that look good: The complete book of bookbinding
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I posted a link to my site today to an easy tutorial for paperback binding, if you’re interested…
3/21/2006 @ 10:09 pm
Thanks for all the links, this has been on my list of things to do for a while too! So many things!
3/21/2006 @ 10:10 pm
Does this mean that you are procrastinating?
3/21/2006 @ 11:13 pm
Thanks so much for this! And perfect timing since I’ve been thinking about book binding lately too.
3/22/2006 @ 12:23 am
You should check out Hammer & Daisy’s gorgeous handbound books. Try googling them.
3/22/2006 @ 2:50 am
Hi there,
You simply MUST check out the journals and journal making techniques at http://www.teeshamoore.com
This is the direct link to the journal - http://www.teeshamoore.com/latest_news.htm - making but DO have a good snoop around as there is some cool stuff*
Blessings
Kitty
3/22/2006 @ 5:08 am
great links! sue doggett’s bookworks is also very good.
3/22/2006 @ 8:44 am
Take a look at “How To Make A Journal Of Your Life” by D Price. You can buy it through Amazon or at your local book store. I totally changed the way I journal after reading this book.
3/22/2006 @ 9:47 am
amasing. i used to have the notion i would learn bookbinding so i could put out my own cookbook. psh. im lucky if i get a zine done. ever. i spend too much time snacking, not enough time doing.
3/22/2006 @ 4:16 pm
I just got a new book the other day that I think you’d enjoy. It combines bookbinding with sewing and fabric. “Fabric Art Journals - Making, Sewing, and Embellishing Journals from Cloth and Fibers” by Pam Sussman, Quarry Books. It has all sorts of delightful fabric books that I can’t wait to try out. Thanx for the links.
3/22/2006 @ 5:54 pm
Hi, lurker alert. You should maybe check out www.ampersandduck.blogspot.com She teaches letterpress plus book binding at the Canberra school of art here in Australia, and makes beautiful stuff, plus has a lovely obsession with typesetting.
3/23/2006 @ 2:12 am
I just can’t even get over all the wonderful things you do!
3/23/2006 @ 9:50 am
Thanks for all the great link and book suggestions, everyone! What great resources. If I ever get around to trying this out I’ll let you know which ones I used!
3/23/2006 @ 11:13 am
hey - i taught myself to make books a bunch of years ago and i’ve been selling them at the farmer’s market in our town for three years now. one of the best, easiest books to learn from is ‘cover to cover’ by shereen laplantz. it’s well worth the purcahse - enjoy! (p.s. buying colorful waxed linen and gorgeous paper is as fun as yarn)
3/24/2006 @ 1:28 am
hi, your site is great. thanks for all of the links too! well, somehow i have aquired a lot of thimbles from various time periods, different styles, etc. I am an mixed media artist and i have a lot of “interesting stuff”, i see the potential in everything, makes for interesting collections. I am tryng to think of ways to use the thimbles in art work. my favorite thing is to make presents for friends. i thought i could make little boxes, maybe collage etc. ring and jewelry boxes and put the thimble inside with a saying or poem or something. My question is i can’t find any good poems or positive sayings about thimbles to sort of use as a springboard for the idea. Does anyone have thoughts on this???thanks!!
10/6/2007 @ 10:02 pm