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I have too many hobbies for my own good - I sell some of the books I make here: (UK only) https://aarghhhh.etsy.com
https://folksy.com/shops/Aarghhhh
https://folksy.com/shops/Aarghhhh
I do need to start posting some new stuff again.
July 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I do need to start posting some new stuff again.
Mini Square Nappa-bound sketchbook / notebooks www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
www.etsy.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Mini Square Nappa-bound sketchbook / notebooks www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
A4 Coptic stitch bound sketchbook with Indian watercolour paper and Italian woodblock print on greyboard cover. #bookbinding
May 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A4 Coptic stitch bound sketchbook with Indian watercolour paper and Italian woodblock print on greyboard cover. #bookbinding
A bunch of sketchbooks with cotton rag paper in A6 portrait orientation. All made a while ago. Some variation there in binding style, if not in material 😁 #bookbinding
April 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A bunch of sketchbooks with cotton rag paper in A6 portrait orientation. All made a while ago. Some variation there in binding style, if not in material 😁 #bookbinding
Something a bit different. Budget watercolour paper from Lidl, french link stitch open spine binding with origami paper covered greyboard glued on as covers #bookbinding
March 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Something a bit different. Budget watercolour paper from Lidl, french link stitch open spine binding with origami paper covered greyboard glued on as covers #bookbinding
To share today is a nice chunky A6 I made quite a while ago that I'll likely keep for myself due to gaps in signatures, combination of thickish signatures and lumpy glue. Sewn on tape so shouldn'tfall too much apart. Suede on the spine. #bookbinding
March 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
To share today is a nice chunky A6 I made quite a while ago that I'll likely keep for myself due to gaps in signatures, combination of thickish signatures and lumpy glue. Sewn on tape so shouldn'tfall too much apart. Suede on the spine. #bookbinding
Wondering if anyone knows a good place to get hold of books in sheets in the UK? Looks like I'm best off printing public domain stuff myself (or my own writing) if I want to bind a written book, but maybe someone knows a better option?
March 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Wondering if anyone knows a good place to get hold of books in sheets in the UK? Looks like I'm best off printing public domain stuff myself (or my own writing) if I want to bind a written book, but maybe someone knows a better option?
Restitched a landscape a5 I wasn't too happy about. Coptic stitch with linen thread, indian cotton rag paper and printed marbled over greyboard cover. #bookbinding #crafting
March 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Restitched a landscape a5 I wasn't too happy about. Coptic stitch with linen thread, indian cotton rag paper and printed marbled over greyboard cover. #bookbinding #crafting
Little A6 today. Hemp paper, purple nappa, and printed marbled design paper
March 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Little A6 today. Hemp paper, purple nappa, and printed marbled design paper
Today's recentlycompleted book is a smallish journal notebook (about 13 x 9 cm?) real marbled paper and green coated skiver offering. Drawing paper inside #bookbinding
March 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Today's recentlycompleted book is a smallish journal notebook (about 13 x 9 cm?) real marbled paper and green coated skiver offering. Drawing paper inside #bookbinding
Spine sewn and glued. Torn whether to leave this exposed somehow, or just fully cover. ##bookbinding #crafting
March 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Spine sewn and glued. Torn whether to leave this exposed somehow, or just fully cover. ##bookbinding #crafting
For people in UK, I've listed this imperfectly made leatherbound sketchbook with 4 tones of 90gsm Ingres paper at a very low starting bid as it's been hanging around for a while. #bookbinding
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28641458...
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28641458...
Pardon our interruption...eBay Home
www.ebay.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
For people in UK, I've listed this imperfectly made leatherbound sketchbook with 4 tones of 90gsm Ingres paper at a very low starting bid as it's been hanging around for a while. #bookbinding
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28641458...
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28641458...
Old one again. About A5 hardcover sketchbook, Japanese paper and leather cover, cotton rag inside. #bookbinding
March 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Old one again. About A5 hardcover sketchbook, Japanese paper and leather cover, cotton rag inside. #bookbinding
Little open spine A6 sketchbook. Nice and simple. #bookbinding
March 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Little open spine A6 sketchbook. Nice and simple. #bookbinding
For today, a mini notebook with marbled paper (real for a change!) and leather spine. Laid paper inside, red linen thread for the sewing. 9 cm by 6.5 approx, so between A8 and A7.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28638508...
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28638508...
March 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
For today, a mini notebook with marbled paper (real for a change!) and leather spine. Laid paper inside, red linen thread for the sewing. 9 cm by 6.5 approx, so between A8 and A7.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28638508...
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28638508...
Some old A7 / B7 notebooks. Leather or suede on the spine, Italian paper on the covers.
March 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Some old A7 / B7 notebooks. Leather or suede on the spine, Italian paper on the covers.
Some purple for a change. Japanese yuzan origami paper and leather hardcover with cotton rag pamphlet stitch bookblock. #bookbinding
March 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Some purple for a change. Japanese yuzan origami paper and leather hardcover with cotton rag pamphlet stitch bookblock. #bookbinding
Middle if doing an A4 one. #bookbinding #CopticStitch
February 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Middle if doing an A4 one. #bookbinding #CopticStitch
Cat woodblock design A5 coptic stitch sketchbook with indian cotton rag paper by Artway. Bit messy stitching, but I do enjoy making them. #bookbinding
February 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Cat woodblock design A5 coptic stitch sketchbook with indian cotton rag paper by Artway. Bit messy stitching, but I do enjoy making them. #bookbinding
Another journal in the nappa - hemp paper - printed marbled configuration, this time in red / orange #bookbinding
February 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Another journal in the nappa - hemp paper - printed marbled configuration, this time in red / orange #bookbinding
Another nappa with a bookblock of tree free hemp paper by artway, and printed marble on the cover, just this time quarter bound #bookbinding
February 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Another nappa with a bookblock of tree free hemp paper by artway, and printed marble on the cover, just this time quarter bound #bookbinding
Concertina folding sketchbooks. A6. Fairly simple to make.
February 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Concertina folding sketchbooks. A6. Fairly simple to make.
A bit of a different one today - a sort of half-binding done with the nappa, normal bookblock with tree free hemp paper by artway, and printed marble on the cover. #bookbinding
February 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A bit of a different one today - a sort of half-binding done with the nappa, normal bookblock with tree free hemp paper by artway, and printed marble on the cover. #bookbinding
Something small and chunky. A mini sketchbook with blank white cartridge paper and bright green leather. Made a while ago, they are fun to do but still take time.
#bookbinding
#bookbinding
February 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Something small and chunky. A mini sketchbook with blank white cartridge paper and bright green leather. Made a while ago, they are fun to do but still take time.
#bookbinding
#bookbinding