Preserving Imperfections – Basics in Paper Conservation
I have a copy of The Fair Penitent by Nicholas Rowe, published in 1776. I found it in a rare bookstore. It has no boards, barely any spine left, and the frontispiece has been cut out.
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iBookBinding is Looking for a Contributor
These days I will be celebrating three years since I have bought iBookBinding.com. This was an awesome journey for me, and, I hope, for you too. I’m constantly in search for inspiration and ways to better serve the readers and followers of the blog. However, sometimes it is tough to keep all the things done in a timely manner. Especially since my wife and I have moved to the Netherlands, and there are still things I need to do due to our migration.
Bookbinding: A Comprehensive Guide to Folding, Sewing, & Binding
Right from the beginning, the authors make it clear who is the main audience of the book. Designers and production managers – people who decide how the final product should look like. My own perspective is quite different. Usually, I make all decisions regarding book development on my own, taking the client’s input into account. From cover design to book format, from binding style to brand of paper used to make a book block.
Life, Paper, and Calligraphy
I was mesmerized by this short video earlier today. I’ve seen some photos in the Viktor’s Facebook feed before, but that’s even more impressive.
Kickstarter Alert! Book Restoration Unveiled: A Guide for Book Collectors
Save Your Books is one of the most inspiring YouTube channels about book restoration. It is curated by Sophia S.W. Bogle, a professional with over 25 years of experience in book conservation and restoration.
Making Paper with Watermarks with a 3D-Printed Mould
All these past months since I bought my first 3d-printed I’ve been experimenting with making different tools and jigs for bookbinding and other crafts. But one of the things I wanted to try since the very beginning of that creative process was to make moulds for papermaking.
Going to Spain Next Week
Madrid, Toledo, Córdoba, Seville, Málaga, Nerja, Granada, Alicante – that’s the list of cities we plan to spend our nights in. If you have any advice on what bookish things to see on the route, we’d be really grateful! Please comment if you would like to meet to chat and/or show your workshop!
Online Bookbinding Workshop: Long-Stitch Binding with Stubs for Single Pages, Sunday, the 6th of May, 2018
I was asked recently to run an online workshop on long-stitch binding with soft leather covers that would accommodate for single sheet pages. Hence the idea to make this binding with stubs.
My Impressions of the Sint-Niklaas Bookbinders’ Fair in Belgium
Every spring there is a Bookbinders’ Fair in Belgium. It was started more than 20 years ago in Antwerp and is held in the nearby town of Sint-Niklaas.
See You at the Sint Niklaas Bookbinders’ Fair This Sunday!
Just a friendly reminder. This Sunday I’m joining other 65 participants and hundreds of visitors at the Sint Niklaas Bookbinders’ Fair in Belgium. If you will be somewhere near Antwerpen, join us and find my table to say hi! =)
What Makes a Book a Book?
My recent visit to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC) in Bucharest, Romania, had made me muse on what exactly the book is as a medium. There are purists who would tell you that codex (with some basic alterations) is the only valid format. In the modern world of electronic media, this view seems to me a bit narrow. Even more, if you consider the long and diverse history of the book, you will see that codex may be a prominent format today, but it is only a small part of all of the invented book formats.
iBookBinding Ranked #1 Bookbinding Blog by Feedspot
While our list of top bookbinding, book arts, and other book-related blogs is yet to be published, iBookBinding has joined a company of well-established bookbinding blogs in another rating, created by Feedspot – an online RSS feed reader designed as an alternative to now abandoned Google Reader.
Being Bookish in Bucharest
As in many other Eastern European countries, Romania had seen a steep decline in bookbinding craftsmanship in the post-Soviet years. There are some remarkable masters, including some younger bookbinders. However, book restoration and bookmaking are reasonably expensive services, and it is quite understandable that in one of the less developed European countries the demand is quite low.
Coming to Berlin this Weekend
My wife and I are meeting with friends in Berlin, and I’d be quite grateful if you advise any bookish places worth visiting in the city!
