There was talk on discord about styling books based on corsetry and I immediately thought, "but what if it's not just aesthetic? what if it's functional?"
In this sketchbook, the sections are sewn individually, pamphlet style. The lacing is the only thing holding everything together. #HydeMakesBooks#bookbinding
Last two books for my Bookmaking Class at Lillstreet! First one is a French chain long stitch book. I LOVE the cover and the pattern on spine but had some trouble with the paper.
The second one is a Belgian Secret Stich. This was such a fun one to make - and it feels so professional, too!
When we visited Portland last summer, the only place we went many times was Powell's City of Books. It is the best bookstore in the world. I grabbed an extra bag because I knew I wanted to make a book out of it.
maybe time for a re- #introduction with all the supposed new folks about, since I can't sleep 🫠
hey pals, I'm Lee (ze or he). I'm a programmer for my day job and an artist and crafter in my free time. I'm #trans, queer, nonbinary; #neurodivergent (AuDHD) and generally mentally a bit shit; I always aim to be more inclusive and accessible (and open to corrections).
in the art world, I do a lot of #printmaking on paper and fabric, #bookbinding custom journals, and #knitting, #spinning, and other #fiberArts. I love to create custom work that's uniquely suited to the recipient.
I live with my wife in the Pacific NW of the US, on an island with fantastic wildlife which I'll occasionally post #photography of, especially #birdPhotography. And I don't shut up about the birds and critters in our yard 😄
I'm sure I've forgotten plenty of useful info, so don't hesitate to reach out and get to know me!
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Bound in black goat leather with hand-painted edges,
hand-painted endpages, and a foil design on the cover.
I did a write-up on my blog about my design choices
and techniques for this bind. If you're ineterested head
on over to my website (blackoakbindery.com)!
I'm Chrissey, I'm new here. I'm kind of a Twitter refugee but I've wanted to join for a while and finally took the plunge today.
I'm an author, bookbinder and book cover designer, so a lot of my toots will have a bookish theme, but I also promise pics of my beautiful tortie cats once I figure out the mobile app!
“The real story isn't half as pretty as the one you've heard.”
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
I loved the folktale quality to this book and sought to reflect that in the design by using a lot of pattern. The story also has motifs of silver turning into gold and ice & fire.
We had our first quiet Saturday in a long time. This afternoon we made some time for art and creativity! @dohappybelove did the watercolor painting and @seanbala made a long-stitch book. The inside of Sean's book was made from an old calendar that we had lying around.
The sun is a setting The dews they are wetting
The grass in the meadow And down the green lane
The clouds sail more lowly and travel on slowly
To the top O' the mountain and over the main
Leaving the hedges and bushes full soon
To the sleep O' the night and the light O' the moon
& here the shepherd with his sheep
& with his lovley maid
Together where these waters creep
In loitering dalliance playd
& here the Cow boy lovd to sit
& plate his rushy thongs
& dabble in the fancied pit
& chase the Minnow throwngs
Today it is a butterfly stitch book. It is a bit loose and rests open pretty easily. Similar to a Coptic stich but a bit easier on the hands...and I love the interwoven threads 🤗
Second week of class at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago - next week is learning Longstitch Books!
Here was a Belgian Secret Stitch sketchbook I made for my spouse. I wanted to try making another one of these books because they were so much fun. I also experimented in using less sketch paper in each signature (bundle of paper) and it worked much better. I did the same on the smaller sketch book in the next post.
This one is a variation of a Coptic Stitch and, though it looks really easy, it is deceptively difficult to make because you need to learn just how much tension to give the thread. It is one that I will be trying to do again when I get some new thread.
Here are two long-stitch books with different patterns. The first (the black one) is a long-stitch sketch book and the other is a criss-cross pattern. Both look awesome! The red threads on the second one at the top and bottom were actually to cover up the fact that I made the book too long for the paper and only realized after making the holes
Finally, I just wanted to thank you for reading this thread - I've enjoyed learning bookbinding and have enjoyed sharing my projects here on Mastodon with you. I've really appreciated all the encouragement!
Here are a few more projects I've done over the past few months:
“I will serve you ’til the end of days.” ✨
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
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This started as a burst binding and I converted it to sewn on flat cords. I was reading this during my off time at a recent class at the American Academy of Bookbinding and decided I wanted to take a swing at breaking down this type of binding since so many of the books I enjoy are published this way. There are signatures after all...there's just also A LOT of glue...
The forest meets the blessings of the Spring
The chestnut throws her sticky buds away
& shows her pleasant leaves and snow-white flowers
The nightingale is loud & often heard
The notes of every song & hardly known
She hides & sings a stranger all the day
The autumn's come again
& the clouds descend in rain
& the leaves they are falling from the wood
The summer's voice is still
Save the clacking of the mill
& the lowly muttered thunder of the flood
Started a new #bookmaking class on Visibly Sewn Books at Lillstreet Art Center in #Chicago. I’ll definitely post new projects when they are completed!
Here are some old pamphlet stitch #books that are some late Christmas presents.
The left one has a bookmark from Powell’s in #Portland, the middle is from an old calendar, and the one on the right has a sticker from Death Wish #Coffee. Amazing how rounding corners makes things look better!
#Agenda
Jeudi 16 et jeudi 23 mai, dans le cadre de l'exposition "L'Invention de la Renaissance" qui se tient en ce moment à la BnF, conférences de Fabienne Le Bars, conservatrice à la #BnF et historienne de la reliure, sur la #reliure parisienne à la #Renaissance
There's a whole chat going on in the Reddit #bookbinding forum about how hard it is to find a ruler with no "sub zero nub", a phrase that was invented today, in that discussion, to refer to the extra bit at the end of a ruler before zero.
It's like witnessing the birth of a new noun. Language is beautiful.
Book post! This is "Salvage" by MuffinLance. The typeset file was shared by someone in the bookbinding discord, so I just focused on the cover. #bookbinding#HydeMakesBooks
Just hit print on the Daggerheart open beta playtest material.
I re-watched a video of someone doing a simple hand saddle-stitch #bookbinding on a huge stack of printer paper. As long as you have a way to make the holes for the thread to go through, it's not a big deal. So... 🤷♀️ I guess I'm going to be doing my first saddle-stitch binding soon‡.
note: i added a custom front page with the logo, so that's why it may not match yours.