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Handmade Books: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Own Books

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Everything is included in this book so when you pick out a project, you really know how to do it from the very clear step by step pictures and it lists what you'll need. I took an art class and at the end of the semester, I made an accordion book as a presentation folder for my work. (Everyone else bought blank books) The teacher thought I was a genius, but I got the idea from this book!

The color pictures are really beautiful, too and inspired me with a lot of creative ideas for gifts. My family really appreciates the books, photo albums and cards I've made for them - all because I've used this book so much for ideas!

This book is great! There are so many great ideas of how to make the handmade books. I'm sure many have been thought of before, but this book makes sure to run you through each step in an organized fashion to ensure and strong stable book. This book would have come in handy when I was trying to figure out how to make an accordian book for my photography final. The only disappointment is that there are not more color photos. There are color photos of the DONE books, but no color photos of books in the process. I just think it would help me a little bit more. All in all, this is a great book with good ideas. I'm feeling inspired to make a new book now.

I wanted to start making my own books, so I bought this one to help me. I had a few problems. Some of the steps in the starch paste recipe are unclear, so the first time I tried I got starch soup instead. And in the hard cover multi-signature instructions, the steps get very contradictory. They tell you to past the hinge onto the spine directly, then later you're told to paste down the sewing tape BEFORE the hinge.. which would be impossible if you had followed instructions up to that point, because the tape is sewn into the signatures right at the spine.

I've managed to muddle through, but I still would not recommend this book to people just starting out in bookbinding.

This was the first book I bought for learning bookbinding. I liked the pretty color pictures and the way everything was kept simple. That is also the weakness of this book, as soon as you really decide to get serious there is insufficient information to do a professional job of any type of bookbinding and you end up going elsewhere for more information. But it accomplished my goal, and that is, it got me started in a wonderful hobby. And I still use the technique contained therein for making my own bookcloth and paste. Simple, easy, fun.

This book has a wealth of information on the history of books as well as how to information on how to make your own. The projects are practical. The color photos are wonderful. You can' get a better book on this subject for the price.

This book is awesome. It has beautiful pictures, clear diagrams, and tons of inspiration for any bookmaking project. It gives ideas for gifts (journals) and artists books.

If you are a beginner hand bookbinder like I am - and teaching yourself how to do it - this is a great book.

I had checked it out from the library and knew immediately that I wanted my own copy.

This little book is a power house of information. It is written very concise and the instructions are easy to follow. The book is written in terms that are easy to follow and they are not bogged down with alot of jargon.
The finished product that you create turn out nicely and leave you wanting to make more of your own books. Also a good way to recycle.