Book Arts: Beautiful Bindings for Handmade Books (Design Originals) Concertina, Piano Hinge, Exposed Spine, Star Binding, and More

by Mary Kaye Seckler

Learn how to create your own handmade books with amazing bindings! People have been making books for centuries using a handful of traditional binding techniques. Author Mary Kaye Seckler's work combines these time-honored book making traditions with today's materials and tools to create a look that's fresh and new! The term 'book arts' is used to describe handcrafted books of all types. When we think of books, the standard case binding is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Those are the books that you find in libraries and bookstores everywhere. They have a charm and richness all their own. Book art encompasses much more varied structures. Books can take on a variety of shapes and sizes, from triangles and hearts to hand-shaped, from small and chunky to tall and thin. This art form is limited only by your imagination! This 52-page booklet is a step-by-step guide for creating these homemade books with a variety of bookbinding techniques. Use the instructions in this book to learn the ins and outs of a particular structure and then let your imagination take you to the next step. Try to experiment with different sizes and shapes. Book Arts includes instructions and materials lists for You'll learn how to cover book board, prepare signatures (pages), bind with ribbon, create hinge templates, make an accordion spine, sew signatures over woven tapes, add embellishments, and much more. The Book Arts world is waiting for your creativity, so let it fly!

Genres: Crafts, Art

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Darby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am still learning book binding but this had really good photos and techniques for book binding. It is a book I am sure I will use quite a bit in my studio.

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sooo fun!!!!