Updated Simple Sewing Frame
Following the changes made to our sewing frame with hooks for cord adjustment, the cheaper version of the tool was revamped as well. Instead of the previously used chipboard, now it has a wooden board for a base.
Witty and Sarcastic Prints by Luise Blackbird (Trigger Press)
I'm sure you know this feeling when you see something that really connects with you but are uncertain whether you are ready to spend money on it. That's precisely what happened to me with one of Luise Blackbird's prints.
Apprentice’s Notebook by Elbel Libro
Elbel Libro presented a new project during this Boekkunstbeurs, and that's one of the few new things I brought home this year. This is an edition binding project with only 20 copies made, all in a black covering material.
My Impressions of the Boekkunstbeurs 2019 in Leiden
This weekend was very tiring and intense. But these two days were among the most inspiring and wonderful working days of the year. All because I participated in the Book Arts Fair in Leiden (Netherlands.)
Book Arts Fair in Leiden is Only Two Days Away!
We are almost ready for the Boekkunstbeurs — the book arts fair that is organized but the Dutch printing and bookbinding guilds every November in Leiden. Last year we took part in that event and it was amazing!
Our New Punching Tools Are Stealing the Thunder from the Corner Cutting Jigs!
The launch of our new section punching tool was a blast! First, it was warmly welcomed by our Instagram followers, and then the orders just continued to come every day! Here are only a few of the recent orders.
How Not to Repair Your Old Bible With Duct Tape
The easy answer to the question "How to repair book spine with duct tape?" is that you just never, and I mean it, never use duct tape and most of the other types of tape on books and documents of at least some value.
Inspiring Bookbinding Projects of October
We continue our series of inspiring bookbinding projects with several new objects. All these books (not only books) are quite different, but the thing that unites them is that there is something special about every single one of them.
Scientific Dating Solves a Manuscript Mystery
Identifying the origins of a manuscript is a notoriously subjective art, one that requires an impressive visual memory and an exceedingly trained eye that can quickly spot the telltale details which hint at certain artists, periods, and locations.
Doodles of NKVD Investigators
It is estimated that during the peak of the Great Purge in the USSR some 680,000 to 1,200,000 people were killed by NKVD. An average investigator in Moscow had some 30-40 political cases per month. And sometimes they were bored.
Digitized: December’1901 Issue of the Russian Magazine ‘Printing Art’ (“Печатное искусство”)
This vintage Russian magazine about printing was published for only two years, but it already gave me a lot of insights into the epoch. This time we share the second issue of the first year of publishing: December 1901.
Spooky Bookish Things for Halloween
This is the spookiest time of the year, and we have some scary bookish things to share with you! Well, some of them are more fun than spooky, but that's probably the main idea of all this pandemonium.
“Hook Book”: Next Step After the Girdle Book?
This post is heavily influenced by an article by Christian Alschner published in 1984. He starts the article by recounting the reasons for the scarcity of the original girdle books as the overhanging leather was often removed by librarians.
The First Book I Bound, My First Press, and Some Mistakes I Made
So, here is the first book I ever bound. While the top photo is quite dramatic, check the other images to see some mistakes I made. The spine is stitched because I recycled the leather from a jacket and wanted to cover the old holes.
New Item: Holder for Tombow Glue
Now available at our shop: a holder for Tombow glue. The idea was suggested by one of our customers. As it appears, Tombow glue has a huge fandom for its two options of the application. Especially the "pen tip".
