Want to create unique and personal handmade books? Check out Bound: 15 beautiful bookbinding projects by Rachel Hazell. Also known as The Travelling Bookbinder, Rachel enthusiastically invites you to come and make books. After exploring an introduction that includes tools, materials and techniques I jumped right in. So far I've made practice copies of the first three designs - the Slit Book, Concertina and Turkish Map Fold - using items I have on hand like printer paper, a bone folder, ruler, scissors and glue. Rachel shows how these can be turned into treasured keepsakes. Making them involved folding, cutting and gluing paper. All projects include a list of the supplies required and step-by-step instruction, both text and photograph. Rachel suggests doing the projects in order as they progress in difficulty. Later designs utilize sewing (the ladder, string of pearls and chain stitches). You may want an awl, bookbinders needle, slitting knife, cutting mat and scalpel. There are very helpful diagrams, a glossary, resources and index at the back. I love the books aesthetic. The muted colors are easy on the eyes. Susan Bell did the photography. Every time I pick it up it leaves me feeling inspired. It's full of creative ideas for making gorgeous book art. The 160 page paperback was released October 16, 2018 from Kyle Books. Get your copy below!
contents
INTRODUCTION
TOOLS
MATERIALS
TECHNIQUES
SLIT BOOK
CONCERTINA
TURKISH MAP FOLD
FLIP FLAP TAB BOOK
SLOT STRIP BOOK
CONCERTINA WITH POCKETS
RIBBON BOUND PAGES
FIVE HOLE PAMPHLET
SINGLE SECTION:
RUNNING STITCH
STRING OF PEARLS
CHAIN STITCH
JAPANESE STAB BINDING
MULTI-SECTION SOFTBACK
PLACKET BOOK
HARDBACK
DIAGRAMS
GLOSSARY
RESOURCES
INDEX
Pages 20-21 tools.
Pages 28-29 materials.
Pages 80-81 concertina with pockets.
Pages 88-89 ribbon bound pages.
Pages 98-99 single section: running stitch.
Back of my copy.
Bound by Rachel Hazell © 2018 Kyle Books, photographs © Susan Bell is available worldwide at Amazon. Ron Longe PR has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until December 2, 2018. Canadian & USA addresses only. Good luck!
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"Visit The Travelling Bookbinder and tell me something you learned or liked." I learned that their Instagram account has a picture of cool marbleized colored pencils.
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ReplyDeleteI have been into hobbies since I was in Grade 2. These bookbinding projects are awesome and absolutely would love to try them. Thanks, Deb, for this contest.
ReplyDeleteLearned that the creator of the book and products enjoy being inspired through different places. Thus she thinks all people have their own book within them.
ReplyDeleteI learned that the e course has different themes: Paper, Collage, Word, Book and Mail.
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ReplyDeleteI learned about the driftwood workshop on the Isle of Iona. I opened this one because I love driftwood, which I used to gather at LaPush, Washington. What an interesting idea to use as a binding. I think I would incorporate the driftwood differently than shown on the page.
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