As I mentioned in a previous post, August is vacation time here in Italy. They call it ferie and the conversation all month long is about where you went, what you did…and eventually, oh no, it’s time to get back to work! Although I had plans to continue posting through this period, in the … See the full post »
“Pensieri” means “thoughts” in Italian and that is the title of my first handmade zine. It feels fantastic to put my thoughts into writing and have it published in a little book format. Not only that, I had loads of fun creating this handmade zine stitched together with lots of little bits and bobs … See the full post »
Here’s another method of binding your book with an open spine…a chain stitch or also called coptic stitch binding. This is a great method for when you have book covers that are individual boards instead of completely wrapped around the entire journal. You are basically binding all the signatures and covers together with a … See the full post »
The most common type of sewn bookbinding that I often default to, falls into the category of longstitch binding. It’s really a general categorization for many different methods of sewn binding. People have invented their own patterns and techniques and have probably called it something else as well. Suffice to say, it’s a general … See the full post »
One of the first types of bookbinding I learned about was how to make an accordion book or aka concertina book. It’s a super easy peasy way to transform paper, glue and a piece of ribbon into a functional creation! I imagine that many of you have probably made one these before in grade … See the full post »
Hello lovely blog readers! Can you believe it is August already? So here in Italy we have a tradition of taking August off. Literally the shops close for vacation and you’ll see signs being put up all around town. People travel abroad and enjoy this end of Summer month, before Fall rolls around and … See the full post »
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