I was seriously beginning to worry but thanks to a YouTube video by BaronessNZ (she is my hero!) I actually finished making a book.  I know!  ::throws up hands::

( The finished book OR what I did on Saturday: )

I was at the point where I was putting the cloth on the spine only to find out that cloth does not work very well at all for a rounded spine with cords.  I ended up with a lumpy mess.  I'm going to find/buy a suitable piece of leather but in the meantime I'm going to put this particular project away and live to fight another day.  I strongly ( Read more... )

( Sewing the signatures together to make a book block: )

A couple years ago I went to a workshop for bookbinding that turned out to be a bust for a beginner like me.  I put what few supplies I had away but over time I started collecting how-to books, YouTube videos and a DVD along with paper, waxed thread, stamps and ink to make an assortment of books.  ::ahem::  I have yet to make one.

( What follows will be my first attempt: )