Six Lessons That Bookmaking Teaches You
On Day 3, I used a utility knife to cut chipboard for the book covers, front and back. In a perfect world, a bookmaker […]
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Behind the scenes of a custom order
I enjoy custom orders. They give me a chance to do something different, to experiment, to learn something new, or simply to explore new techniques.
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Creating a cover for a case bound book
I have a number of cutting mats that I use for both paper crafting and sewing and didn’t think I needed another, but I was
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How to make your own book press at an affordable price
When I first began making books, I used stacks of books and magazines to press covers flat after adhering paper to chipboard. This definitely worked,
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Creating a text block for a case bound book
I’ve made case bound books before, with my own version of stitched pages, but not classic kettle-stitched signatures, so I decided it was time to
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