Monday, 9 May 2011

My First Books

Have you ever done any bookbinding? There are so many wonderfully books out there which have been bound by hand. It always intrigued me how the spine, the binding is being doen and although I have quite a few books about the subject, it always seemd to be a bit daunting ... and that's why my experience with binding some pages together was normally exhausted with punching some holes and 'bind' them together with some book rings, ribbons or else. I decided this had to change and went on a bookbinding workshop - and I loved it. It was brilliant. The tutor was excellent and the samples he showed us absolutely inspiring (if you are interested, you find him and his work here).
These are my first books
Japanese Stab Bindings

Coptic Binding

It was a start and now I want to do more (lol) ... have a great Monday, Petra.

14 comments:

  1. Robin9 May 2011 at 14:22

    Great bookbinding work Petra! Have a wonderful day.

    Hugs,
    Robin

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  2. Carla9 May 2011 at 15:05

    well those are great ideas. I have the bind it all.........and that is how I bind my stuff, but glad that you are having fun binding books!

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  3. Netty9 May 2011 at 18:20

    This looks so interesting Petra. Glad you had a great time. Annette x

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  4. Unknown9 May 2011 at 18:51

    They look great. Glad you had fun. x

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  5. Anonymous10 May 2011 at 02:25

    Love the cool binding stitches you used!

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  6. 2amscrapper10 May 2011 at 03:42

    Yes, I took a workshop and learned Japanese stab binding. It does give one a feeling of accomplishment! Your books look great!

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  7. Lynn Stevens10 May 2011 at 05:42

    Awesome Petra, you should do a tutorial!
    hugs Lynn

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  8. Michele10 May 2011 at 05:49

    beautiful work Petra! i took a class a couple years ago and i made some great stuff but i haven't really kept it up. seeing your creations inspires me! xo

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  9. JulesinParadise10 May 2011 at 12:22

    Your book binding class sounded amazing. I've done one book (was a Tim Holtz class) and would love to do more. Your books are lovely

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  10. Kathy McElroy10 May 2011 at 15:05

    I love this binding. Have fun with your new books.

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  11. Unknown10 May 2011 at 17:41

    It's always fun learning new things Petra glad your having fun

    love dawn xx

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  12. Anonymous10 May 2011 at 20:58

    These are fabulous. Bet you can't wait to learn more. xx

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  13. penny4thoughts11 May 2011 at 20:52

    Love your bindings! That must of been such a fun class-I always love the look of a hand bound book.

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  14. Debi12 May 2011 at 03:57

    I love any little books and binding- your first ones are great x

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