Handmade Books: A Step-By-Step Guide to Crafting Your Own Books

by Kathy Blake

From fabric-covered albums of vacation photographs to bound collections of children's drawings, handmade books are one-of-a-kind keepsakes -- and one of the fastest-growing crafts today. Now, with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821222201
• ISBN13: 9780821222201
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Bulfinch Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

a must have

If you are a beginner hand bookbinder like I am - and teaching yourself how to do it - this is a great book. I had checked it out from the library and knew immediately that I wanted my own copy.

Great Book!!!

This book is awesome. It has beautiful pictures, clear diagrams, and tons of inspiration for any bookmaking project. It gives ideas for gifts (journals) and artists books.

Read it, Make it

This book is great! There are so many great ideas of how to make the handmade books. I'm sure many have been thought of before, but this book makes sure to run you through each step in an organized fashion to ensure and strong stable book. This book would have come in handy when I was trying to figure out how to make an accordian book for my photography final. The only disappointment is that there are not more color photos. There are color photos of the DONE books, but no color photos of books in the process. I just think it would help me a little bit more. All in all, this is a great book with good ideas. I'm feeling inspired to make a new book now.

A THOROUGH GUIDE - NOW I KNOW I CAN DO IT!

Everything is included in this book so when you pick out a project, you really know how to do it from the very clear step by step pictures and it lists what you'll need. I took an art class and at the end of the semester, I made an accordion book as a presentation folder for my work. (Everyone else bought blank books) The teacher thought I was a genius, but I got the idea from this book!The color pictures are really beautiful, too and inspired me with a lot of creative ideas for gifts. My family really appreciates the books, photo albums and cards I've made for them - all because I've used this book so much for ideas!

A colorful, step by step guide for the beginner

This book has a wealth of information on the history of books as well as how to information on how to make your own. The projects are practical. The color photos are wonderful. You can' get a better book on this subject for the price.