Making Handmade Books: 100+ Bindings, Structures & Forms Paperback – 7 Mar. 2011

So much information, so many ideas. Whether you want to just make a book or learn more about book-making, an excellent buy

ideal for beginners. Useful to have at hand different ways to binding books, tools and the language used to start of with.

This is a beautifully put together book with many clever ideas for both producing a book and embellishing. I have not yet actually tried any of the projects but I was in the process of putting together a textile journal and due to inexperience, was having difficulty in working out how to actually attach the signatures - the answer was in this book so already it has been of great assistance. It is a pleasure to look through and I am confident it will be a constant source of interest and inspiration in my book making endeavours. This is the second book on bookmaking I have bought and between them, I feel I will be able to progress and produce a reasonable selection of different styles of books. I am very happy to recommend this to anyone with an interest in producing a book of their own either to display their work or to use as a journal or special sketch book - their money will not be wasted.

I do a bit of bookbinding and mostly work in French Link Stitch and modern coptic. I was hoping this would give me more ideas and techniques for sewn book blocks in cases.Instead, this volume takes a very abstract definition of 'book' and features a lot of creative paper folding.Each idea is presented quite clearly, with photos, explanations and helpful diagrams. A good book, but not what I was looking for.

Love this book. It really inspires you to think differently about the form of a book. It's great to flick through to get inspiration. I'm new to book binding (I have so much loose paper in my flat, I wanted to put it to some good use. I did make a large paper-mache' cat with some of it but it gave me night terrors, I shouldn't have stuck dolls eyes on its face, so had to find a new project.)

This book has very clear instructions and diagrams explaining many tricky points. An exceedingly broad spectrum of all conceivable ways to assemble a book is covered. This is rapidly becoming my go-to source for ideas and solutions. It is the main reason for a growing arsenal of hand made books in my house and the source of many more that I have gifted to select friends.

Nice book but it to complicated. For a complete beginner it's just to wordy and instructions make no sense

This is a fantastic book whether you want to make little books for your calligraphy ,gifts for friends or just like making books. The instructions are clear with detailed text and diagrams and photographs. Books range from simple folded books to those with sewn signatures. There are plenty of ideas for everyone to try. Really quick delivery to.