Scrap books
I had to refresh my acquaintance with my stash of scraps when I was doing the scraps diary. One of the many benefits of that practice! Once I started, I kept going into all...
Category: bookmaking
Lotus blossom stab binding
I’ve been working on several bookmaking projects, mostly to use up scraps that have been lying around. I found these two thick covers in my stash. They must have come from a collage pack...
Scraps diary – complete
I completed the scraps diary on January 2, 2021. Feels good to finish something! My intention is to fill up more of the books I make. So a focus of 2021 will be “content.”...
Scraps diary
I put this book together on the spur of the moment. I had some signatures set aside because the edges were badly uneven from inexpert tearing. I had a piece of paste paper that...
Paste paper workshop
I attended a zoom retreat with the Handmade Book Club. The topic: making paste paper. I’ve made it in two workshops over the years, but all the paste and materials and space was arranged...
Stab binding with leaves
This work in progress had been sitting on my table for a few months. When the time for the bindathon arrived, I took the steps needed to finish it. First, the cover was very...
