Yeah….who would have thought that folding corners would require some thinking and practice?! 🙂 But it does!! When you make a hard bound book using case binding, you have to cover the […]
How to fold corners during bookbinding
9 skills you’ll pick up as a hobbyist DIY bookbinder
A hobby is not only a highly enjoyable and energizing activity, it can help you pick up a lot of new skills that you never know how they might help you at […]
10 reasons why learning bookbinding is a great hobby during the pandemic
The pandemic has forced all of us to spend most of our time indoors. This is annoying for sure – we all miss the activities we did outdoors. But, if you look […]
How to make a DIY leather journal using reclaimed leather
While leather makes for a great material for bookbinding, using new leather has its downsides if you’re trying to minimize your impact on the environment. I’ve therefore been exploring using leather from […]
How to make a DIY soft bound leather journal
I love making handmade leather journals. One of my favorite methods of binding a journal, is what I call a “soft bound leather journal“. It’s not very hard to make, and produces […]
Getting over your creative funk in bookbinding
After having made over 30-40 books by hand, you might begin to feel as if you’re just doing more of the same thing. This has certainly been true in my case – […]
Night-time routine – Reading and journaling before going to bed
I haven’t been much of a “journaler” for most of my life. I have kept diaries for taking notes, but most of my journals have taken a while before they get filled […]
Anyone interested in bartering DIY handmade Art products?
If you’re an artist and would like to trade your art for handmade journals, please let me know! Drop a note below along with a description of what you’d like to barter, […]
Handmade journals as gifts
What do you do when your hobby involves making real life items that you cannot possibly use all by yourself? You gift them of course! 🙂 I love making books by hand. […]
Craftsmanship – Mistakes add up
In building a physical structure such as a book, it is so evident that mistakes, even if they’re quite small in isolation, really add up and get magnified when the final structure […]
Sonali Mangal 