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This is another casebound book. This time sewn over tapes. The back was rounded using my trusty Jorgensen clamp. The fore edges then sanded, polished and spatter painted.

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First case-bound miniature book project: a compilation of quotes from books my book club read during the pandemic

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It’s been a minute since my last post. I decided I needed a sewing frame, and used an old picture frame and a piece of scrap lumber to make one.

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Okay, here’s the rest!

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Follow up on the treasure binding. I hope all the pics come up this time

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This was an attempt at making a miniature leather-bound treasure binding. The textblock is hand sewn in Coptic style. As it is a copy of the gospel of Luke in Greek, the title was engraved in Greek. More to follow…

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Finished product: first leather bound book; tight back bound so doesn’t open easily; experimented with metal finishings

My first leather bound book. Sewn in Coptic style with endbands

The book nook was the stimulus for making more books. Shout out to Lisa Sones-Peck for the pattern for the book nook; and to Heather Tracy, whose pattern supplied the basis for the shelf on the wall. The book carousel was my own creation

Some of the earliest books I’ve made