New sketchbook in the making.
French link stich

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Freshly folded signatures* for 2 little sketchbooks

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_(bookbinding)

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New experiments with paint and paper.
Dendritic printing* with acrylic paint and water colour.

Red/gold and turquoise/gold are beautiful combinations 🥰
Will make great book covers, I'm sure.

*Dendrite derives from the Greek word "dendron" meaning "tree-like"

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Last week I made paste paper for bookbinding.

Developed in Germany in the early 17th century, it's been used for book covers or endpapers ever since.

This is so much fun, I could do this all day long, if I had enough floor space for the paper to dry 😅

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleisterpapier

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New book upcycling.

This one's a classic romance from Rebecca Ryman,
Shalimar (1999) and takes place in India.

》An independent young British woman living with her family in Delhi, India, Emma Wyncliffe finds her life turned upside down when her younger brother's debts force her into a marriage to Damien Granville, a man rumored to be a spy《

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Another old book got a pretty new cover ♥️

The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig

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My first open spine bind.
This kettlestich ist so great for notebooks and sketchbooks because it opens completely flat.

Also my first attempt at the zig-zag front. Not bad but I guess it works better with thicker paper. This one's 80gsm (with self printed dots).

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