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Book 79 - CaiLun.info - Artist Books Paper & Bookbinding Blog - Cai Lun - Dennis Yuen
I have never named my book in a serial fashion: Book 5, Book 56, or Book 78, etc. First of all, it's never possible, as I couldn't possibly number each and every book I made. Books that I feature on Studio Cailun certainly have serial numbers as they are listed in the database, but those that are not featured just don't have any. On the other hand, which one should I count as the first one?Long stitch tutorial part 2
Okay, now you've got your first signature done and your ready to climb up to the next. Think of your signature as steps on a ladder- you have to stand on one to get to the next. In the first signature, you've just entered the inner fold on the last station of that signature.
Due to popular demand I've decided to go ahead and work on a long stitch tutorial. I'm going to work on it in several parts, it's 31 pictures long! This can work on paper covers, fabric covers and the leather covers I've demonstarted here. First start with my tutorial on creating stations and measuring those onto your signatures. Cut stations on spine and punch stations in signatures.
Long stitch tutorial part 1!
My books and how to make them « Much of a muchness
I thought as I haven’t been making so many books recently and yet I am still passing myself off as a bookbinding blog, I ought to at least show you some of the books I have made during the last year. Be warned, there are 130 of them! You can see them all together by clicking on ‘View All Images’. I really must get my Etsy shop up and running….
Our friend Judy runs a one-woman shop making the most beautiful handmade journals we’ve ever seen. Naturally, when we saw the photographs she used for her covers, we ran straight to her apartment, video camera in hand. So today we’ve got two special treats for you: 1) A how-to video of Judy showing you how you can make your own perfect-bound journal using two 4×6 photos for the cover, some paper, glue, and a few other tools. 2) Two special edition journals made with pages of sugarcane fiber and reclaimed paper by Judy herself. Created for writers, illustrators, artist and designers, her notebooks have unique features like an inner pocket for looseleaf notes and a spine that opens flat for writing or drawing across the pages.
Make Your Own Photo Journals and Notebooks
an awl Secret Belgian Binding Instructions Cut two covers out of mat board 4x5-3/4", and one piece 5/8x5-3/4", for the spine. Cover and line each piece with solid or decorative paper. Cut 2 thirty-inch lengths of thread for weaving together the covers and spine. The second length will be attached with a square knot on the inside of the spine when needed. Fig. 1 represents the outside of the cover. With an awl punch holes that are 5/8" apart and 5/8" from the spine edge.