[PDF] Bookbinding And How To Bring Old Books Back To Life eBook

Author : Aimee Spillman
Publisher : White Owl
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 2021-10-31
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1526773791

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Remedies the gap in the market for an easy to follow beginners book binding that's fun for the whole family! This book is a breath of fresh air showing you the fundamental skills and techniques you will need to start binding your own books. You don’t need a lot of expensive tools or materials to do bookbinding and this guide has been made to make the process accessible for any one who wants to do some “weekend projects”. This book will appeal to people who love books, but lead busy lives and yet still want to be creative. It will show you the basics and teach the fundamental skills and practices that will get you binding your own books in no time. These skills will then be transferable across a number of projects contained within and hopefully make you want to learn more. The ‘Weekend Projects’ will include how to do simple repairs on your old and well loved books, giving them a new lease of life, including adding hard covers to paperbacks and doing simple repairs. Along with these we will be creating bespoke notebooks and it will show you some unique ways to use your new found binding skills to keep and store your special cards. The aim of this book is to inspire new binders young to old and everything in between.

Author : Rajiv Surendra
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 18,48 MB
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1682450511

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Rajiv Surendra was filming Mean Girls, playing the beloved rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, when a cameraman insisted he read Yann Martel's Life of Pi. So begins his "lovely and human" (Jenny Lawson, author of Furiously Happy) tale of obsessively pursuing a dream, overcoming failure, and finding meaning in life. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. I found myself standing dangerously close to the edge of a cliff. Far below me was an incredible abyss with no end in sight. I could turn back and safely return to where I had come from, or I could throw caution to the wind, lift my arms up into the air . . . and jump.” —From The Elephants in My Backyard What happens when you spend ten years obsessively pursuing a dream, and then, in the blink of an eye, you learn that you have failed, that the dream will not come true? In 2003, Rajiv Surendra was filming Mean Girls, playing the beloved rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, when a cameraman insisted he read Yann Martel’s Life of Pi. Mesmerized by all the similarities between Pi and himself—both are five-foot-five with coffee-colored complexions, both share a South Indian culture, both lived by a zoo—when Rajiv learns that Life of Pi will be made into a major motion picture he is convinced that playing the title role is his destiny. In a great leap of faith Rajiv embarks on a quest to embody the sixteen-year-old Tamil schoolboy. He quits university and buys a one-way ticket from Toronto to South India. He visits the sacred stone temples of Pondicherry, he travels to the frigid waters off the coast of rural Maine, and explores the cobbled streets of Munich. He befriends Yann Martel, a priest, a castaway, an eccentric old woman, and a pack of Tamil schoolboys. He learns how to swim, to spin wool, to keep bees, and to look a tiger in the eye. All the while he is really learning how to dream big, to fail, to survive, to love, and to become who he truly is. Rajiv Surendra captures the uncertainty, heartache, and joy of finding ones place in the world with sly humor and refreshing honesty. The Elephants in My Backyard is not a journey of goals and victories, but a story of process and determination. It is a spellbinding and profound book for anyone who has ever failed at something and had to find a new path through life.

Author : Aldren A. Watson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,42 MB
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486132544

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DIVExpert, illustrated guide to creating fine books by hand. Materials and equipment, basic procedures, rebinding an old book, more, plus 8 projects: dust jacket, folio, music binding, manuscript binding, 4 others. /div

Author : Jeannine Stein
Publisher : Quarry Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,7 MB
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1610580214

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Each project in this book combines bookbinding with a specific craft such as quilting, jewelry making, or polymer clay, and offer levels of expertise: basic, novice, and expert. Illustrated step-by-step instructions and photographs demonstrate how to construct the cover pages, and a unique binding technique, easy enough for a beginner to master. Each project also features two other versions with the same binding geared to those with more or less experience. The novice version is for those who have no knowledge of the craft and want shortcuts, but love the look. For the quilter's book, for example, vintage quilt pieces become the covers so all that's needing in the binding. Or if you're interested in wool felting use an old sweater. This offers great opportunities for upcycling. The expert version is for those who have a great deal of knowledge and proficiency of a certain craft - the master art quilter, for example. For this version, an expert guest artist has created the cover and the author has created the binding. This offers yet another creative opportunity - the collaborative project. Since crafters often get involved with round-robins and other shared endeavors, this will show them yet another way to combine their skills. No other craft book offers the possibilities and challenges that Adventures in Bookbinding does. Readers will return to it again and again to find inspiration and ideas.

Author : SJ Banham
Publisher : White Owl
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 12,3 MB
Release : 2024-08-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1399035177

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Does the idea of creative writing excite you, but you've no idea how to begin? Do you want to write a story, a local interest book, or even complete a book of poetry? Maybe you would love to create a legacy piece to hand down to future generations, or capture the essence of your relative’s lives but don't know where to start or what to include? Between suggestions, tips, anecdotes, and exercises, you will glean a mountain of information that will set you on your way no matter if you are new to creative writing or have a book or three under your belt. With a friendly, accessible tone, A Guide to Creative Writing gives you the tools you need to write for the love of it or to take it further.

Author : Joyce Jodie Kim
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 18,37 MB
Release : 2019-10-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781999161248

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LITTLE GIRL. CLOUD CASTLES. HONEY. ALL THE THINGS YOU NOTICED AS A CHILD AND THEN FORGOT. THE CEILING IS A CAKE. ​Six-year-old Joy lives in Mississauga with her parents, baby sister Noel, and quiet Uncle Tommy. She looks for gold in dark closets, swims through soft mountains, befriends uncertainty, and comes out looking different each time. Caterpillar Portraits tells of little moments along Joy's search for the 'not yet' the thing that satisfies, fits and fills; the mystery working away inside the cocoon while the young caterpillar dreams, ultimately turning her into a butterfly.

Author : Pauline Johnson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,91 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780486263076

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A guide to hand book-binding.

Author : Rebecca Danger
Publisher : Martingale
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 32,50 MB
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1604681349

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They're hiding under the bed. And in the closet. And anywhere else you've stashed yarn. They're friendly little monsters, and they're ready to come out and play! Popular designer Rebecca Danger presents 20 patterns for the most adorable monsters ever to climb off a pair of knitting needles. All are shown in two colorways, and most are done in two yarn weights, to help you pick the perfect yarn to suit your monster's personality.

Author : Jason Thompson
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1616738588

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A guide to repurposing used books and pages into unique, accessible art projects—the perfect gift for artists, crafters and book lovers. In these pages, Jason Thompson has curated an extensive and artistic range of both achievable upcycled crafts made from books and book pages and an amazing gallery that contains thought-provoking and beautiful works that transform books into art. The content encompasses a wide range of techniques and step-by-step projects that deconstruct and rebuild books and their parts into unique, recycled objects. The book combines in equal measure bookbinding, woodworking, paper crafting, origami, and textile and decorative arts techniques, along with a healthy dose of experimentation and fun. The beautiful high-end presentation and stunning photography make this book a delightful, must-have volume for any book-loving artist or art-loving book collector.

Author : Jeannine Stein
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 17,93 MB
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1616735511

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A DIY book making guide that repurposes easily-found items into handcrafted books, perfect for gift giving. Re-Bound is a beautiful book on bookbinding with a fun green twist—all the projects use recycled and upcycled materials. This book shows you how to take everyday materials from around the house, flea markets, thrift stores, and hardware stores and turn them into clever and eye-catching hand-made books.