Black Friday and Digital Monday Deals for Bookbinders and Bookish People
There are some special Black Friday offers this year, including our own 25% discount on almost all items at our Etsy store, and a free shipping to the Netherlands.
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600 Years of the Turkish Tradition of Marbling
Artist Steve Pittelkow speaks about the history of marbling or Ebru, as it was invented by Turks some 600 years ago. This video also shows the main steps of the process and tools used for marbling.
25% Black Friday Discounts at iBookBinding Until the 30th of November!
It's holiday season, and discounts are here! This year not only we have massively dropped prices for all the 3d-printed bookbinding tools and jigs, but for a limited time, we return our wooden tools: presses, rounding tools, and sewing frames!
What Does it Take to Make the Thinnest Sheet of Paper?
Super thin paper made by Hidaka Washi Ltd. is used by museums and other institutions all over the world for conservation and restoration projects. But the technology of production dates back a thousand years.
10 Things That Terrify Archivists
I like when a serious issue is approached with a sense of humor. But it seems to me the list is not full. Non-reversible adhesives should be added to the list, along with self-made repairs, and some other nightmarish things. However, that may be more of conservator's peeves, not archivist's.
Hundreds of Antiquarian Booksellers Fight Amazon Subsidiary’s Recent Decision
Several weeks ago AbeBooks (owned by Amazon since 2008) announced to vendors from the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Korea, and Russia they wouldn't be welcome on this book selling platform starting the end of November
Boeken in de Bavo – The Annual Book Market in Haarlem
Went to Haarlem today for the annual book market - Boeken in de Bavo. The market itself is quite nice, 75 sellers (or something like that), quite a diverse choice of books. But what's makes this fair really special is the astonishing location!
Ken Sanders – Rare Books Seller and Stolen Books Detective
Ken Sanders tells his story of becoming a book detective while being a rare books seller for most of his life. One time he had to chase a book thief for three years to prepare the final sting and put him to jail.
Friends of Quentin Blake at the Museum Meermanno
Every once in a while the Museum Meermanno in the Hague (The Netherlands) brings a new temporary exhibition. This time they show the works of Quentin Blake, an artist, who had illustrated multiple books, including stories by the world-famous author Roald Dahl.
Halloween at iBookBinding
Not about books at all. Just wanted to share the process of making this iBookBinding pumpkin. My first experience with carving ever. I decided to cheat a bit, so I used my projector to create a pattern that wouldn't be distorted by the curvature of the pumpkin.
Umlauts of Berlin
Berlin Typography blog has launched a series of publications about umlauts this summer. They posted the third part just a few days ago. Now the collection may be considered complete (at least for the time being.)
The Person Behind Book, Passport and Other Paper Props in the Movies
Ross MacDonald has led a secret double life for many years. While he was writing humor pieces and making illustrations for periodicals, he was also making paper-related props for over 40 movies.
In Reply to 5 Reasons Why Bookbinding Is the Best Hobby
Why Bookbinding Is the Best Hobby? Well, it’s the best hobby for me because I’m old and retired. Judging by the pictures in the iBookBinding newsletters, everyone else is thirty or forty years younger. What can an ancient amateur book-maker tell you?
Saturday Book Market in Ghent, Belgium
We went to Belgium recently. Of course, I cannot miss anything related to books (especially old books). That's why when my wife and my grandfather went to see the Saint Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent, I spent an hour in the Saint Nicholas' Church. Where, as it appears, every second Saturday there is a book market.
Nice Catch at the Book Market in the Hague
This week I found several beautiful books, but these two are not only interesting to browse through, even while I don't read Dutch. They have quite impressive covers (and other elements), I wanted to share with you.
