There was a time when bookbinding was considered a sacred art, a craft that required patience, skill, and dedication. It was a practice that demanded a deep understanding of the materials and […]
A philosophical fiction story about bookbinding
Twenty creative materials to use in your bookbinding projects and DIY books
Bookbinding is one of those arts where once you get the hang of it, there is literally no limit to the materials you can use to make new and unique books. Whether […]
An easy way to identify veg tan leather
I love making handmade leather bound journals. There’s nothing really that beats the look of a leather journal – it has such a timeless classic beauty to it. At the same time, […]
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 […]
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, […]
Enjoying the work of Masters in other disciplines
I recently came across a cook book called “The Cordon Bleu Cookbook” by Dione Lucas. It was published in 1947. Dione Lucas was an English chef and the the first female graduate […]
Ideas for reusing old materials in bookbinding
You never know where you might find something that could be a useful material for your bookbinding projects. Now that I’m learning book binding, I find that I can use a lot […]
Book binding as an Art form
I’ve recently started reading Creative Bookbinding by Pauline Johnson. I’m only on the first chapter so far, but it’s already made me wonder about the state of bookbinding today, and it’s original […]
Book binding jargon 101
When you start learning book binding, you start hearing terms that you’ve likely not heard about before. In this post, I’ve collected the definitions of a handful of terms that you’ll come […]
For DIY book makers – Taking care of your bone folder
As any book binder would know, enthusiast, amateur, professional or otherwise, a bone folder is a staple tool of this craft. The first time I heard about a bone folder, and that […]
Sonali Mangal 