bookbinder

Process

Applying a teeny tiny leather onlay with tweezers.

Applying a teeny tiny leather onlay with tweezers.

Headbands, sewn on before covering.

Headbands, sewn on before covering.

Circles and a line filet tooled in carbon on bookcloth.

Circles and a line filet tooled in carbon on bookcloth.

Graphite and tooling to decorate the edge of a Victorian-era children’s book.

Graphite and tooling to decorate the edge of a Victorian-era children’s book.

Leather paring machine and shoes to match.

Leather paring machine and shoes to match.

Heated handle letters are indispensable for adding titles to the spine of a binding.

Heated handle letters are indispensable for adding titles to the spine of a binding.

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, sewn onto linen tapes using a sewing frame.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, sewn onto linen tapes using a sewing frame.

Trying out techniques to dye and texture leather in a workshop with Nicky Oliver.

Trying out techniques to dye and texture leather in a workshop with Nicky Oliver.