The Art and Craft of Handmade Books

Using an array of creative techniques, this text shows how to make books that are works of art, with features such as pop-up panels, exploded pages, slipcases and tassels. Each project builds on what the reader has already mastered and introduces new skills.

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Use an array of creative techniques to make books that are so extraordinary they are works of art! Incredible marvels of form, they feature such distinctive elements as pop-up panels, exploded pages, slipcases and tassels. Starting with a simple accordion fold book which can be displayed opened and upright, each project builds on what you have already mastered and introduces new skills. Basics; Vocabulary; Materials; Tools; Techniques; Pamphlet; Concertina fold; Slit concertina; Slit tunnel book; Running stitch; Tacket binding; Coptic stitch; Recessed skewer binding