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3 Quick Ways to Find Paper Grain
Grain refers to the direction in which the paper fibers are laid down during the manufacture of a sheet of paper. Determining the grain of all the elements you use to make a book – the paper, book board and book cloth – is important for creating well made books. The direction of the fibers […]
November Paper Club
Sadly, my stock of handmade paper is dwindling and this is the second to last month of the Handmade Paper Club. This month’s collection includes two favorites that have only been available for sale once before – the Kaleidoscope and the Confetti papers. BUY PAPERS NOW November’s collection includes one each of the following 19″ […]
Eco Printed Coptic Bound Book
Back in July I wrote a blog post about how I eco-print on paper. I made a book with those papers for a show, but then forgot to post photos on my blog. I chose a coptic binding – that happens to be the first project we did in Handmade Book Club this month. For […]
October Paper Club
I’m offering a customer favorite this month that reflects the season – Autumn Leaf. This is one of the most popular papers I’ve offered and so I’m including 2 sheets of it in the full paper pack and 4 quarter sheets in the mini pack. To coordinate with this fall favorite, the package includes the […]
Button Stud Leather Closure
I often get asked about a simple closure type I use on my leather journals, the button stud. I used it recently on this book I made for a friend to give as a gift and I took a few extra photos to share with you. I purchase the button studs from Tandy Leather and […]
Handmade Book Artist Spotlight: Judy Folkenberg
I’m excited to introduce you to the work of Judy Folkenberg. Judy lives in Kensington, Maryland with three feline fur babies, TeddyBoy, Tabitha, and Zoey. After 20-years at the National Library of Medicine, Judy now pursues writing and bookmaking. She is a published author and an active blogger at This & That By Judy and […]
Mixing the Old with the New
It’s been a while since I’ve shared photos of my studio, so here are a few for you today. My studio is at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell, Massachusetts, a huge converted mill over 5 floors that houses 300 artists creating and showing their work. When I look around my work space I realize that […]
September Paper Club
Back in April I offered an all-white Paper Club and it was so popular, I figured I’d offer it again. As well as using the white paper to make signatures in my non-adhesive stitched books, I love it for stab bindings, like this Account Book Binding or Triangle Stab Binding. And it holds up really […]
More Little Leather Journals
Last month I taught another set of Little Leather Journal classes in my studio. These little books are so much fun to make, I thought I’d share some of the books we made this time around. If you’d like some ideas for making leather journals like this, please read my blog post called Tips For […]