Bookbinding, a set on Flickr.
Art post for today. The photos above are of the first book I have made using a cereal box. I sewed 4 signatures in to the cover. It was an interesting process. It took a lot of nerve and courage for me to do this book.
HOW DID I DO IT?
First I cut off the excess edges from the box which left a wonderful structure. Next I gessoed the front back and spine. I then made a template with the number of holes I wanted in the Spine for sewing. I used a 5 hole straight stitch design using black waxed linen thread. The signatures are independent of each other (I did not use a copic stitch or anything like that). I sewed in each signature and then rounded the corners to give it a finished look.
I still need to work on the cover and spine little more and then I am going to use this book for sketching. I have never really sketched, but I want to practice before my trip to China. I am going to make a travel journal similar to this one, just a little smaller for ease of transport. This book is about 9x12 and is a bit cumbersome for travel.
My next book will have a mixture of papers and I may use binding tape for the spine. We shall see.
Anyway, I enjoyed this project and my bookbinding skills are definitely improving. WooHoo.
Art post for today. The photos above are of the first book I have made using a cereal box. I sewed 4 signatures in to the cover. It was an interesting process. It took a lot of nerve and courage for me to do this book.
HOW DID I DO IT?
First I cut off the excess edges from the box which left a wonderful structure. Next I gessoed the front back and spine. I then made a template with the number of holes I wanted in the Spine for sewing. I used a 5 hole straight stitch design using black waxed linen thread. The signatures are independent of each other (I did not use a copic stitch or anything like that). I sewed in each signature and then rounded the corners to give it a finished look.
I still need to work on the cover and spine little more and then I am going to use this book for sketching. I have never really sketched, but I want to practice before my trip to China. I am going to make a travel journal similar to this one, just a little smaller for ease of transport. This book is about 9x12 and is a bit cumbersome for travel.
My next book will have a mixture of papers and I may use binding tape for the spine. We shall see.
Anyway, I enjoyed this project and my bookbinding skills are definitely improving. WooHoo.
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