Alright, I’ve been meaning to do this post for a while and finally got around to taking the pictures for it. If you Google bookbinding tools, you’ll probably find lots of images and lots of posts about a lot of tools – I’m not covering all the tools. I am covering the bare minimum. These… Continue reading Bookbinding Tools 101
Earlier this year my friend self-published her first book on Amazon! I decided that I wanted to do something special for the accomplishment and as Christmas was approaching I decided that it would be a perfect gift. It took far longer than I thought it would (good thing I started early) and I certainly learned… Continue reading Binding Allister’s Calling
I asked a few friends what my next blog post should be about and the history of the book won out. Hopefully I can keep it a nice blend of informative and interesting. If we were to take our time machine and go back several centuries – don’t go too far back, we’re not looking… Continue reading Structure of the Book – A History
After much persistence, level two of bookbinding was finally able to get off the ground! The courses require at least four people to run and often times scheduling can get in the way but we finally got it to work out and I was able to take level two during the first two weekends of… Continue reading Bookbinding Level 2
During the summer over a long weekend, I took part in another workshop for bookbinding! This workshop was on protective enclosures. Protective enclosures are either for decorative purposes or for protection, they keep a rare book safe – especially if the book is beyond repair. Over the three days we made a portfolio, a clam… Continue reading Protective Enclosures Workshop
Following bookbinding level 1 I signed up for a course on leather. This was a two-day course and gave a basic introduction to leather and paring. The course is a prep course for bookbinding level 3, which works with leather when making cases for the text blocks (rather than cloth). At the end of the… Continue reading An Introduction to Leather Course
Back in April of this year (2016) I had a break between semesters and I found myself with a month of free time. How did I spend the first week of that free time? Taking courses! I signed myself up for Bookbinding (Intensive) Level 1. This course ran for 6 days about 7-8 hours each… Continue reading Bookbinding Level 1
For me, getting started is a difficult thing! So this introduction blog post is not easy but I’m going to give it a whirl if only so that I can get started on everything else. I’ll probably re-iterate a lot of what’s written on the homepage, just rambling it a bit more, and tell you a little more about myself.
Arielle's Bindery 