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 […]
Ideas for reusing old materials in bookbinding
Design and Craftsmanship in bookbinding
When you first start making books, I think the initial attraction for many of us is to make something that looks beautiful and feels beautiful to write in. This is true for […]
How to make a DIY hardcover journal using case book binding
Case book binding is one of the most popular methods of binding books. Also called hardcover binding, it almost encases a book in a “case”, hence the name (I think!). If you […]
Use your own products to find areas of improvement
The best way to understand how to improve your product, is to use it yourself. If you’re a regular user of your own product, you will notice the small details and bugs […]
Don’t throw away scraps from your book binding projects
In the beginning, I would throw away scraps from my book binding projects. As you sew, cut, glue, prune, there are bound to be leftover materials, and I didn’t see the point […]
How to make a miniature leather journal using medieval long stitch binding
Long stitch book binding method has existed for many centuries. It is a non-adhesive method for bindings books, ie, you don’t need to use any glue to do this binding. And it […]
Miniature handmade book
There is something about miniature books that is really quite breathtaking 🙂 I recently made one using case binding. It has 6 signatures, each using 4 sheets of paper, giving a total […]
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 […]
Botched up DIY leather journal – and what you can learn from it
One of my recent attempts to make a journal failed miserably. It looked bad from all angles – so much so that I cannot get myself to use it, let alone gift […]
Sonali Mangal 