bookbinding examples

some assorted bindings illustrating styles i enjoy doing

bradel bindings

quarter-bound & three-piece

quarter-bound has red and blue spines, the three-piece, a grey spine

(photo credit, Kirsten Olsen)

fish parchment

in the vein of Karen Hanmer, bound with salmon with marbled edges

drum-leaf binding

აღდგება (aghdgeba / revival), for the GBW-MW exhibit

medieval wooden boards binding

completely handmade (leather, boards, paper, etc.) at Old Ways with Jim Croft

paperback book rebind

a rebind of a friend's paperback novella with thematic marbled paper

picture book

a little bone-clasp on a picture book for a friend's wedding (with some of my favorite bookcloth)

last updated: 2023-10-22 13:13:51