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Bookbinding

worldwise1 @worldwise1 (14885) • United States 30 Jun 08

I saw an interesting piece on the almost lost art of bookbinding a few days ago. When I think of the most attractive bookbindings I have seen in the past they were usually in connection with family Bibles, Classic Literature, etc....

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Make Your Own Bookbinding Tools

familycaregiver @familycaregiver (58) • United States 19 May 08

I was wondering if anyone knows of any websites that explain how to make your own bookbinding tools? I love binding books by hand, but can't afford to buy tools for bookbinding so have been making my own. The trouble is, I can't...

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Bookbinding

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 29 Aug 07

Currently I'm rediscovering how much I enjoy bookbinding. Sometimes I'm just adding leather covers to well loved books, other times I'm starting with the big sheets of paper and sewing the books from scratch then giving them...

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Handmade book binding

explorations @explorations (1712) • United States 18 May 07

Do you create handmade books? What are your favorite materials to work with? What is your favorite way to bind books together? How did you learn how to bind books? Do you sell the books you bind or give them away? Here are my...

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