Eliza
@gilliganem.bsky.social
Fixer of books, nerd, baker, knitter, Trekkie. I love folding paper. (She/her/honey) #bookish #elizaisbookish #maketinychamges
August 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Going to see if he’ll share his paste recipe🤣#conservationispy
July 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Going to see if he’ll share his paste recipe🤣#conservationispy
My toned tissue & paste mend on the corner and an original mend top center. I can tell the original mend is contemporary with the binding because the tooling lines go across the break in the leather. #conservationispy #bookconservation #bookbinding #blindtooling
June 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My toned tissue & paste mend on the corner and an original mend top center. I can tell the original mend is contemporary with the binding because the tooling lines go across the break in the leather. #conservationispy #bookconservation #bookbinding #blindtooling
I’m not entirely satisfied with how my latest book treatment turned out. But I just looked at the before treatment photos and damn it was a mess. #bookconservationfeels #bookconservation #bookbinding #hoorayforprogress #halfleatherbinding
June 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m not entirely satisfied with how my latest book treatment turned out. But I just looked at the before treatment photos and damn it was a mess. #bookconservationfeels #bookconservation #bookbinding #hoorayforprogress #halfleatherbinding
Using a historic tool from the city where the book was printed! #goldtooling #finishingtool #phillyhistory #conservationispy
June 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Using a historic tool from the city where the book was printed! #goldtooling #finishingtool #phillyhistory #conservationispy
A recipe for iron gall ink. Written in the back of a commonplace book sometime between 1695-1720. #bookconservation #limpvellumbinding #conservationispy #irongallink
May 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A recipe for iron gall ink. Written in the back of a commonplace book sometime between 1695-1720. #bookconservation #limpvellumbinding #conservationispy #irongallink
May 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
April 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
March 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
February 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reposted by Eliza
In case you do not know yet, dear #skystorians, there's an online anthology called "Material Histories of Paper", with lots of open access texts and resources around the topic of the history of paper. Enjoy this:
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch/en/book/hist...
#PaperHistory #BookHistory
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch/en/book/hist...
#PaperHistory #BookHistory
Living Books About History
This anthology explores the long history of paper from the perspective of its materialities, covering a variety of practices, periods, and geographical contexts.
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch
February 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
In case you do not know yet, dear #skystorians, there's an online anthology called "Material Histories of Paper", with lots of open access texts and resources around the topic of the history of paper. Enjoy this:
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch/en/book/hist...
#PaperHistory #BookHistory
www.livingbooksabouthistory.ch/en/book/hist...
#PaperHistory #BookHistory
February 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Philadelphia Art Museum lit in honor of the Eagles! #gobirds #goEagles #superbowl2025 #SuperBowlLIX
February 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Philadelphia Art Museum lit in honor of the Eagles! #gobirds #goEagles #superbowl2025 #SuperBowlLIX
January 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
@sarahtaber.bsky.social eavesdropping on a conversation in a coffeeshop. Young man making some sort of pitch about apple picking machines. He dove into the process and discovered how complicated it is. And OMG the issues around stems!
January 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@sarahtaber.bsky.social eavesdropping on a conversation in a coffeeshop. Young man making some sort of pitch about apple picking machines. He dove into the process and discovered how complicated it is. And OMG the issues around stems!
Usually #endbands are sewn directly onto a book at the head and tail. The book on my bench is mostly single plates- there’s no fold to sew through and anchor the thread. I’m sewing a “dummy” band on linen around a hemp core. I’ll glue the linen to the spine #bookconservation #conservationispy
January 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Usually #endbands are sewn directly onto a book at the head and tail. The book on my bench is mostly single plates- there’s no fold to sew through and anchor the thread. I’m sewing a “dummy” band on linen around a hemp core. I’ll glue the linen to the spine #bookconservation #conservationispy
At the Barnes. The greens in this Monet make me think of Cy Twombly’s works at the Menil. Similar colors. Squiggly verticals?? Maybe if you squint? #barnesfoundation #barnescollection #monet #cytwombly
January 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
At the Barnes. The greens in this Monet make me think of Cy Twombly’s works at the Menil. Similar colors. Squiggly verticals?? Maybe if you squint? #barnesfoundation #barnescollection #monet #cytwombly
Started a hat and didn’t love the cast on edge. Also, struggled with dandelion stitch that doesn’t really work with mohair. Time to frog. Any suggestions for a hat pattern with light fingering yarn? #frogit #frogging #hatpattern #lightfingeringyarn #manoscabrito
January 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Started a hat and didn’t love the cast on edge. Also, struggled with dandelion stitch that doesn’t really work with mohair. Time to frog. Any suggestions for a hat pattern with light fingering yarn? #frogit #frogging #hatpattern #lightfingeringyarn #manoscabrito
Serious rule!☠️✂️ #fabricscissors #fabriconly
January 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Serious rule!☠️✂️ #fabricscissors #fabriconly
Bar clamps make a really handy sewing frame. #oversized #philadelphiamaps #citymaps #fireinsurance #wearegoingtoneedabiggerframe
January 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Bar clamps make a really handy sewing frame. #oversized #philadelphiamaps #citymaps #fireinsurance #wearegoingtoneedabiggerframe
I’ve been knitting for 20+ years. I have piles of 0,1,1.5,2 and 4 sized needles. But no 3’s. 🤣🤣🤣Because that is how crafting works #knittersrule #knitting #nosuchthingasafreepattern
January 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I’ve been knitting for 20+ years. I have piles of 0,1,1.5,2 and 4 sized needles. But no 3’s. 🤣🤣🤣Because that is how crafting works #knittersrule #knitting #nosuchthingasafreepattern
January 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New Years cards to welcome 2025 and say goodbye to 2024. The numbers for last year have fallen forward and shattered like glass or cracked ice on the surface of a pond. #elizaisbookish #bookish #collage #frabbitmailrules #maketinychanges
January 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New Years cards to welcome 2025 and say goodbye to 2024. The numbers for last year have fallen forward and shattered like glass or cracked ice on the surface of a pond. #elizaisbookish #bookish #collage #frabbitmailrules #maketinychanges
January 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM