Paper
Our theme for March is PAPER. While books can be made from all sorts of materials one of the most prevalent is paper. Hand made with a deckle edge or a vast ream of smooth machine produced cartridge paper the … Continue reading Paper
Category: Binding
Lay Flat Glued Bindings
Our theme for January and February is Lay Flat glued bindings. Lay flat glued bindings are often used where there are full spread illustrations such as in childrens board books, for photographic books where the gutter would interfere with the … Continue reading Lay Flat Glued Bindings
Letter Cards and Envelope Glue
Letter cards and letter sheets used to be popular ways of combining pages and envelopes (and sometimes even prepaid postage stamps) into one convienient package. Often used for airmail (aerogram), with pictures or trivia about a place on lightweight paper. … Continue reading Letter Cards and Envelope Glue
Letterlocking
To start our envelope themed month – letters before envelopes were used! Last year (June 2021) we were all intrigued after the BBC reported on the lost art of letterlocking. By folding only the sheet of paper upon which the … Continue reading Letterlocking
The Basic Mapfolds
Our July theme is mapfolds. The classic mapfolds used in many artists’ books start off from two basic units – one triangular and one square. These basic folds are then adapted to give classic unfolding structures that display the whole … Continue reading The Basic Mapfolds
Half Case Binding
Steps in the half case binding of a book to hold a volume on butterfly observations. Rebound by G. Lyall. Continue reading Half Case Binding