Linked Hinge “Dream†book
The instructions for this Linked Hinge Binding came from Alisa Golden’s website, Making Handmade Books. The structure came to her in a dream! The papers came from my stash of dyed paper made last...
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Interlocking Double Accordion
I used instructions from Alisa Golden’s website to make this Interlocking Double Accordion book. The paper came from my stash. I think it is Canson Mi-Tientes. I painted it in a paste paper workshop...
Buttonhole binding
This book is made with paper from my stash, painted with acrylics. The covers are thicker watercolor paper, the guard sheets are cheap Blick drawing paper. The text pages are the Mohawk Superfine text...
Two signature cross stitch binding
I made this book following the two-signature cross stitch binding instructions on Dryad Arts website. The paper is from Vintage Page Designs. Cover paper is from February Paper Club, “Fern.” Signatures are made with...
Hesitation – Brown Paper Journal
My latest bookbinding project started with an idea from this blog post: Judy Wise – paper bag journal instructions I didn’t have any paper grocery bags because we use reusable canvas bags. So instead...
Coptic 9
Margo Klass said we would need to make 10 Coptic bound books to really internalize the stitch. I made number 9 last week. This book has eight sections and eight braids. I revisited the...
pocket accordion with integrated cover
I made this up very quickly from the instructions in Chapter 7 in Hedi Kyle’s The Art of the Fold.” First I dripped acrylic inks on one side of the paper and let it...