2017 Weekly Planner Do It Yourself Guide

2017 weekly planner

It’s December. *GASP! Dang, 2016. That was fast. With Christmas approaching and the New Year just ahead, its time to make a new planner. YAY to the new year for that 😀 There are many ways to handcraft your own bookbinding Weekly Planner. This tutorial shows you how I do it. Let’s go! 2017 Weekly … Read more

How to Score Pages with Your Bone Folder

how to score pages with bone folder

When doing a bookbinding project that requires book signatures (such as a case binding project), you would often need to score the pages. This is done to ensure a nice fold which can be easily marked and stitched. We often use a bone folder (aka bone scorer) to score the pages. Alternatively, you can use … Read more

What Is Bookbinding?

what is bookbinding

Bookbinding The process of manually putting pages of paper – either folded or unfolded, together to form a book. Bookbinding usually involves the binding paper mass with either a hard or soft cover. Today, the industry of bookbinding has been overtaken by machines. However, bookbinders are still around and sought after. However, their roles are … Read more

Bookbinding: An Introduction

bookbinding-introduction

Bookbinding methods vary widely depending on their origins. Influenced by history and culture, bookbinding has evolved to become a versatile art with deep cultural roots. Bookbinding began as people saw the need to preserve their written ideas, thoughts and memories in the past. It is interesting to note that at the beginning, bookbinding provided several … Read more