Design bindings
Design bindings sit at the point where art meets the [...]
Bay at the Back of the Ocean
I was curious if a turning box could become a [...]
Repair roundup
A wee roundup of some book repairs completed over the [...]
2023 Elizabeth Soutar Award winning binding
I've been sitting on this news for a few months [...]
Display of Heraldry by John Guillim
This was a massive and rewarding repair job, both in [...]
News from Nowhere
Commissions for design bindings are always exciting, but commissions for [...]
“… and the instructor is a lady.”
Being the gigantic book nerd that I am, I asked [...]
Repairing Rubaiyat
I was introduced to the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám as [...]
From songs of woe to songs of praise
Fixing this very well-used Church Hymnary presented two major challenges. [...]
Best Creative Binding in the Elizabeth Soutar bookbinding competition
My binding of Compton Mackenzie's Whisky Galore has been announced [...]
Rescued recipes
Sometimes a treasured family tome is a Bible. Sometimes it's [...]
Two quick book repairs
"Quick" here being a very relative term in the slow [...]
Made in Scotland: feature on Bill Baber website
I was delighted to be contacted by the fine folks [...]
Stained glass clamshell boxes
This was a very fun to commission to work on. [...]
How to modify your spokeshave for leather paring
Step 1: Don’t.There are people who are very talented who [...]
The Day Modern Bookbinding Was Born
Because my background is in graphic design, I came [...]
Studies In Conservation Binding
Early in September I had the opportunity to spend [...]
QEST Scholar
How do I say this without using a horribly [...]
Stab Binding With Silk
Greetings, word nerds. (Though this is probably more for [...]
