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Bindings -- Pamphlet-stitch binding -- Single-section case-binding -- Multi-section case-binding -- Perfect binding -- Post binding -- Japanese stab binding -- Dos-a-dos -- Concertina binding -- Flag book -- Tunnel book -- Carousel book -- Flip book -- Portfolio binding -- Page and cover -- Cutting and layering paper -- Surface sculpting -- Debossing -- Embossing -- Folding the page -- Pop-up -- The Complete book -- Structure and narrative -- Surface,...

Have you ever wanted to make your very own personalized journal, sketchbook, or traveler's notebook? Learn the basics of bookbinding with this step-by-step guide. Accompanied by over 250 high-resolution photographs, this guide will teach you the language of bookbinding, a number of book stitching techniques, how to make a travel journal or sketchbook, and how to make a fine, leather-bound, hardcover book from scratch. Bookbinding is a great hobby...

Each of these books is so extraordinary it is a work of art, and the techniques you'll learn to make them all with are exciting. Starting with a basic concertina or accordion fold book, each project builds on what you've already mastered and introduces new skills. You'll look at ways to combine techniques to create more complex editions. Other projects include an edition with two signatures bound together with a pamphlet stitch and another with a...

"A third-generation traditional bookbinder gives easy-to-follow instructions for making all the major, historically important styles of Japanese bindings as well as traditional book cases--the custom-made folding boxes that afford handsome protection for Japan's exquisite books. The authoritative text, written by one of Japan's leading professional bookbinders, has been fully adapted for Western readers. Both American and Japanese suppliers of traditional...

"This book explores the possibilities of folding, stitching and binding from the perspective of (and incorporating questions from) designers and production managers, facilitating collaboration with binderies and an understanding of the process as a whole. Offers lots of important tips from bookbinders [and] pointers about pitfalls. Explains types of fold and various binding techniques using: wire, glue, thread, binding systems and fasteners. Illustrates...

The handmade books presented here are meant to spark outings and offer creative ways for you to explore your personal style and interests: Make treasure hunts even more special with a personalized Treasure Hunt Collection Bag and Notebook. Take notes at the beach with a Waterproof Book made with Tyvek pages. Make a canvas-covered Camping Songbook to take with you to the campsite. In this collection of twenty Japanese bookbinding projects, traditional...

"This follow-up to the highly popular Decorated Page offers even more great ideas for beautifying a journal, more breathtaking photos to inspire, and more smart (and simple) ways to endow even the artistically timid with confidence. It simply brims with suggestions and instructions. Find out about the wealth of contemporary supplies, from papers and adhesives to paints, pens, and pastels. See how to create the actual journal from scratch, including...