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".
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Advice Needed: Methylcellulose vs Carboxymethylcellulose vs Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose
I know that methylcellulose is often used in paper and cloth conservation processes. I also know that a PVA-mix with methylcellulose is in use by bookbinders — that mix allows lengthening of the time of drying of the PVA glue. I’ve even used the mix myself while I was studying at the American Academy of Bookbinding. However, since the time of my study I still haven’t bought any methylcellulose here in Moscow.
Book Binding Tutorial: Glues – Tips, Techniques, Types & Recipes
One of the most overlooked aspects I see from amateur bookbinders is their choice of adhesives or glue; many of whom rely on PVA as a ‘one-glue-fits-all’ solution. Whilst PVA is a good option for many aspects in bookbinding it almost certainly shouldn’t be used over other more suitable adhesives.
Bookbinding Gluing and Adhesive Tutorials
When it comes to bookbinding, one of the most commonly overlooked areas is the gluing process, so we’ve decided to put together a YouTube Playlist of the best book binding related gluing video tutorials we could find.
We would love to know what you think of the videos, please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
** Note that videos shown above and below are works of other bookbinders and not the work of iBookBinding (these will come later…). I would recommend watching all video tutorials as they each demonstrate different techniques and offer helpful tips and advice throughout ***
