Adventures in Bookbinding: Handcrafting Mixed-Media Books
Jeannine Stein
Language: English
Pages: 144
ISBN: 1592536875
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Explore intriguing methods of combining bookbinding with specific crafts such as quilting, jewelry making, or polymer clay with Adventures in Bookbinding! With different levels of expertise including basic, novice, and expert, this book is filled with illustrated step-by-step instructions and photographs that demonstrate how to construct the cover pages, create unique bindings, and much more with a diverse range of media.
From a needle-felted journal to a quilted workbook (and many more), each project also features two other versions with the same binding geared to those with more or less experience. The novice version is for those who have no knowledge of the craft and want shortcuts, but love the look. The expert version is for those who have a great deal of knowledge and proficiency of a certain craft—the master art quilter, for example. For this version, an expert guest artist has created the cover and the author has created the binding. This offers yet another creative opportunity: the collaborative project. If you love getting involved with round-robins and other shared endeavors, this will show you yet another way to combine your skills with other crafters!
Discover endless possibilities and challenges that will forever inspire you with Adventures in Bookbinding!
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Knot the thread in the same way at the first stitch, pulling the thread toward the tail of the book when knotting. H Exit cover and wrap around stick. i Repeat at the center hole. { 5 } Attach a small seashell to the front of the book with invisible thread. J tiP Add larger pages, if desired, by tipping in folded papers. For example, cut a sheet of paper 11 ½" x 3" (29.2 x 7.6 cm), grain short. Fold at 3 ¼" (8.2 cm) from both ends and glue the largest panel onto one of the book’s pages.
Smooth, ivory textweight paper with graph paper tipped in. niCki Bair’s Home woven mini book 47 001-144_C60710.indd 47 001-144_C60710.indd 47 2/18/11 9:15 PM 2/10/11 6:25 PM (Text) (RAY) Job No:01-23419 Title:RP-Adventures in Booking 02-C60710 #150 Dtp:204 Page:47 02-C60739 001-144_C60710.indd 48 001-144_C60710.indd 48 2/10/11 6:33 PM 2/10/11 6:25 PM (RAY) Job No:01-23419 Title:RP-Adventures in Booking 02-C60710 #150 Dtp:204 Page:48 5 CHaPter Plush Doll Sketchbook { binding }.
Page:110 P R E PA R E T H E A B BOOK CLOTH { 1 } Use the templates on page 140 or create your own designs. Draw or trace the designs onto linoleum blocks, following the instructions in the chapter introduction (See A). Keep in mind the book cloth size and texture when choosing the design. { 2 } Begin to carve the image, outlining it first with the fine line cutter. Work slowly, applying medium pressure, and don’t carve too deeply (See B). Once the outline is finished, remove larger pieces.
Draws her designs directly onto a sheet of linoleum, then carves the pattern with lino-carving tools. The printing process is done by hand by first inking the lino block with a brayer and then pressing it with a rolling pin. These designs were printed on upholstery-quality white cotton. I thought a large book would be best for Sahara’s work, because the patterns are big and bold. I first had to turn the fabric into paper-backed book cloth, because plain fabric would allow glue to seep through.
Side of the felted cover with the web facing down; iron in place. { 7 } To make the pocket, turn in the sides and bottom of the 4 ¼" x 5 ½" (10.8 x 14 cm) piece of fabric ¼" (6 mm) and press. Turn in the top ¼" (6 mm) and then ½" (1.3 cm) and press. Topstitch one row around the sides and two rows at the top. Use a slipstitch to attach the pocket to the inside back cover, sewing around three sides and leaving the top open. Adventures in bookbinding 001-144_C60710.indd 22 001-144_C60710.indd 22.