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Hobbyists can learn the art of bookbinding from a renowned Victorian master in a classic that offers expert, easy-to-follow advice on every stage of the craft. The author, whose custom bookbinding has been revered since the nineteenth century, offers step-by-step instructions on every stage of the process: from folding the leaves and sewing them into signatures to gluing, gilding edges, covering, and finishing. Over 117 woodcuts and lithographs from...
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In this digital age, the fate of physical books remains in question. Even the concept of curling up with a good book conjures new images. But there remains a sensory thrill to physical books-to seeing and feeling them, to turning their pages-that makes many of us value them even more as digital reading grows in popularity. In Novel Living, artist Lisa Occhipinti celebrates her love for physical books by presenting us with her unique ideas for collecting...
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This innovative approach to bookbinding demonstrates an array of creative techniques that elevate handmade books into extraordinary works of art. Easy-to-follow, well-illustrated directions for more than 25 patterns explain how to make seven different kinds of books with pop-up panels and pages that "explode" from the spine as well as slipcases, tassels, and other distinctive features. The guide begins with instructions for a simple accordion-fold...
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The book is a timeless art form, one that is as alive today as ever before, and artists continue to explore and explode the boundaries of what a book is and can be. In this beautiful collection, you will experience close-up various aspects of hand-crafted books: covers, bindings, scrolls, folded and origami structures and books made from found objects. You will find richly illustrated and calligraphic pages as well as books created from a variety...
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Expert guide to creating fine books by hand. Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations, cover materials, tools and equipment, making a slipcase, rebinding an old book, more. Also, 8 specific projects: dust jacket; blank book, single signature; folio; manuscript binding; music binding, 3 more. Introduction.
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Profusely illustrated step-by-step guide enables you to rebind books, paperbacks, periodicals, more. Book sewing of all types (antique, flexible, lockstitch, whipstitch), plus how to make endpapers, attach headbands, case in, cover with cloth and other materials, add titling and decoration, much else. Updated list of suppliers. 254 illustrations and photographs.
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How to Make Books, Albums, Slipcases, and More! There's nothing like making your own sketchbook, or wrapping a favorite book in the perfect homemade slipcase. And you can create it all yourself! Select the tools and materials you'll need, master basic book-binding techniques, and practice your new skills on 12 eye-catching projects. Then explore the gallery of variations for more inspiration to make each book form your own. Whether you're an experienced...
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Comprehensive, profusely illustrated guide covers everything - from binding simple pamphlets to sewn bindings of cloth and leather. Topics include materials, equipment, design, papers, printmaking, leathercrafting, repair and preservation, other techniques. Over 600 photographs and diagrams illustrate detailed, step-by-step instructions. Introduction. Supply Sources.
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In “Paper Parties”, designer-maker Erin has carefully curated over 50 paper projects for chic, fabulous celebrations that will delight and inspire anyone who loves to make playful and beautiful things. Paper Parties was born out of Erin Hung's love affair with paper as a medium and her passion for celebrations that are bursting with fun. Gone are the days when 'papercrafts' conjure up images of shabby-chic scrapbooks and heaps of unnecessary embellishment....
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In these pages, Jason Thompson has curated an extensive and artistic range of both achievable upcycled crafts made from books and book pages and an amazing gallery that contains thought-provoking and beautiful works that transform books into art.
The content encompasses a wide range of techniques and step-by-step projects that deconstruct and rebuild books and their parts into unique, upcycled objects. The book combines in equal measure bookbinding,...
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Las posibilidades que ofrece una simple hoja de papel son innumerables y bastante fascinantes. Encontrarás en este libro muchas ideas para entretenerte y crear cajas, sobres, marcadores, animales y figuras variadas... Déjate cautivar y seducir con este juego mágico, en un chasquido de pliegues de papel, con paciencia. Habilidad y creatividad.
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With simple techniques including sculpture, printmaking, bookbinding, collage, and even ideas for public art, families work through step-by-step instructions while using imagination and budding aesthetics. This book goes beyond the typical paper craft project to include contemporary design references like Mid-Century Modern dollhouses, VW buses, paper monsters, costumes and masks, and the classic lemonade stand--all made with unique style and flair!...
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Enter the enchanting world of pop-ups and handmade paper crafts. Join author Helen Hiebert as she guides you through materials, tools and pop-up basics including parallel folds, angle folds, combinations and variations, and layered pop-ups. Enjoy creating 20 projects to play with ranging from cards and books to buildings, graphic design pieces, and more. Featuring a high-end gallery of artists, whose beautiful work will inspire you to make your own...
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A DIY book making guide that repurposes easily-found items into handcrafted books, perfect for gift giving.
“Re-Bound” is a beautiful book on bookbinding with a fun green twist, all the projects use recycled and upcycled materials. This book shows you how to take everyday materials from around the house, flea markets, thrift stores, and hardware stores and turn them into clever and eye-catching hand-made books.
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Each project in this book combines bookbinding with a specific craft such as quilting, jewelry making, or polymer clay, and offer levels of expertise: basic, novice, and expert. Illustrated step-by-step instructions and photographs demonstrate how to construct the cover pages, and a unique binding technique, easy enough for a beginner to master. Each project also features two other versions with the same binding geared to those with more or less experience....
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The Art of Paint Marbling takes you through all the tools, techniques, and tips you need to create your own marbled artwork.
*2022 Creative Book Awards winner for Best Drawing & Painting Book*
Closely following the successful The Art of Paint Pouring and its follow-up, The Art of Paint Pouring: Swipe, Swirl & Spin-The Art of Paint Marbling features a similarly easy-to-follow format and appealing aesthetic.
Paint marbling is a contemporary technique...
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Algún cínico podrá decir que los libros son meras "láminas de árboles recubiertos con una vaca muerta". Nada de eso. A lo largo del tiempo el libro ha representado conocimiento, libertad, fantasía, revoluciones y esperanza. Recorrer su historia, tanto para el investigador como para el público general, permite observar sus desarrollos, mutaciones y experimentos. ¿Qué es? ¿Cómo cambió? ¿Qué significa? Agitada por estas preguntas, la poeta...
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This volume in Collins & Brown's bestselling “Ultimate” series reveals all the techniques you need to begin making beautiful projects with paper. The book covers all the basic papercraft techniques, many of which can be achieved using only paper, scissors and glue. There is even a chapter on materials as well as a useful tools section for more advanced papercrafting techniques. Once you've got the basics covered, you will be amazed at the variety...
19) House of Cards
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Despite the digital world we live in, the sending and giving of greetings cards is more prolific than ever. Studies show that people have a far greater emotional response to receiving handwritten cards than they do to emails, texts and online messages. And how better to show your appreciation than with a beautiful handmade design? Creating your own cards is easy, affordable and incredibly rewarding. In this practical and insightful book you'll discover...
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This early work by William Morris was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. William Morris was born in London, England in 1834. Arguably best known as a textile designer, he founded a design partnership which deeply influenced the decoration of churches and homes during the early 20th century. However, he is also considered an important Romantic writer and pioneer of the modern fantasy...
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