Bone, Wooden, Metal and Other Types of Bookbinder’s Folders
I suppose bonefolder to be an archetypal bookbinder’s tool. I know other artisans use them too; still, making books without a bonefolder proves to be not so comfortable and neat.
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iBookBinding.com is Looking for New Team Members
As we wrote almost a month ago, we have lots of plans to write more about different bookbinding techniques not only in English but in other languages. First posts in Russian have already appeared on our web site (hope the community wasn’t startled). We would also proceed with translating the old posts.
New Fine Binding Competition in the USA and Three Other Bookbinding Contests
This summer brings us a new bookbinding contest. The American Academy of Bookbinding (AAB) announced this July a new triennial fine binding competition OPEN • SET.
Bookbinding Workshops / Classes in the USA (2015)
Find below a list of bookbinding courses and workshops in the USA. All courses listed are available to the public, some are day courses, others are multi-day courses and some are full time.
The Day the Gutenberg Bible Binding was Finished
On this day, 24th of August, 1456, Johannes Gutenberg finished making the first book in Europe using movable type. Quires were printed in 1455 (or even before). There is a letter by Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (future pope Pie II) dated 12 March 1455, that suggests that pages were already printed.
Only One Day Left to Bid on 204 Lots of Bookbinding Tools and Equipment
A little more than 24 hours left to bid on 204 lots of bookbinding tools and equipment sold by Bindery Tools, LLC (Myerstown, PA). I myself like some of the items, but delivery overseas would cost more than tools themselves.
Top 10 Endband Tutorials on the Internet
There are several collections of tutorials here on iBookBinding. Some of them proved to be quite useful and became popular in the bookbinding community.
Who is Mr. Chizhov?
I’m definitely not a Jack of one trade. Am I a bookbinder? Not really. I love bookbinding. For almost a year, I’ve been teaching bookbinding basics workshops in Moscow. However, it’s been a few years now since I made my living binding books. Programmer? Wrong again. I never became a true programmer. Other jobs I had (and have) include journalist, editor and translator. For almost five years, I was a CEO and one of the owners of a board game publishing and distribution company.
iBookBinding 2.0
Two years ago I decided to start a website dedicated to bookbinding, it was an enjoyable journey but as the days went by I found myself having less and less time to add new posts and maintain the site, this was especially true the past few months where I’ve found myself becoming more absorbed in other projects and so I decided it might be time to start looking for a new owner…
Top 10 Long-Stitch Bookbinding Tutorials
Following on from our most popular posts ‘Top 10 Secret Belgian Binding Tutorials‘ and our infamous ‘Top 15 Japanese Stab Binding Tutorials on the Internet‘ I decided to put together a collection of the best long-stitch bookbinding tutorials on the internet.
Weapon of Mass Instruction!
Artist Raul Lemesoff has taken to the road in his latest creations “Arma de Instruccion Masiva” (Weapon of mass instruction) to help spread information and knowledge in the battle of ignorance.
Top 10 Secret Belgian Binding Tutorials
Following two of our most popular ‘Top 10 lists’ posts (Top 10 Japanese Stab Binding Tutorials on the Internet & Top 10 Coptic Stitch Binding Tutorials on the Internet), we’ve been asked to find some resources for the rare, and ever so secret, Secret Belgian Binding technique.
Top 15 Japanese Stab Binding Tutorials on the Internet
Following one of our most popular posts Top 10 Coptic Stitch Binding Tutorials on the Internet we have decided to do a post on the top 15 of the best Japanese Stab Binding instructions and tutorials we could find on the web (also known as the Traditional Chinese Binding Method though there are noticeable differences between the two). On this page you’ll also find a collection of video tutorials and many Japanese stab binding related resources. We hope it serves as a good resource for some of you out there.
Making Books (Short Documentary on Book Manufacture in 1947) by Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A fantastic short documentary film about the making of books in the 1940’s. Produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films.
