Normally a lot of my school assignments revolve around research and creating bibliographies. This past semester I compiled an annotated bibliography on stained leather bindings (think marbled leather, tree marbles, cat’s paw, etc.) and instead of just keeping it stored on my hard drive, I thought others in the future may find it useful. You…
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Bookbinding Now Podcast
I am missing Saskatchewan a little bit these days, especially now that classes are over and spring is here. I have been busy completing unfinished projects (I have a whole list of them), many of which are bookbinding related. There is a great community of book makers in Saskatchewan, including Susan Mills who is the…
parchment stationary binding
I finished my parchment stationary binding from the workshop I took with Ann-Marie Miller of Codex Conservation. In the workshop we made models of 18th century bindings. Originally, they would have been purchased as ready-made bindings with blank pages, so they could be used for a variety of purposes. She has a great online presentation…