Tag: Case Binding

Oh man, this book. This book was a problem child. And yes, the cover is upside down. My idea was to use a paper bag from a local BBQ joint, new off-white endpaper, brown-and-white headbands, and two sections of vellum in the middle of the book instead of paper. (Why? It reminded me of the…

I freakin’ love this silly little book! As you can see, I had a slapdash adventure with a used manila envelope. The goal was to practice trimming, rounding, and backing again. There were two attempts, as I over-rounded the first spine and didn’t control the swell enough. The second attempt was much more successful: I…

I’m learning how to case bind books from scratch and this is my first successful attempt. I know, I know, I need to take more process photos, but I was concentrating really hard, okay?! Considerations: It may not look like it, but this was a major undertaking. This was my first time successfully trimming, rounding,…