IN recent years there has been considerable dissatisfaction with the quality of leather used for bookbinding; although many old books have their bindings still in good condition, others more recently ...

“Nature of the Book,” a new exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in D.C., dives into an offbeat history of books, focusing on long-ago artisans’ use of natural items such as ...

In this video, we create the Tome of Water, the fourth book in the Elemental Tome series. The spellbook is crafted from deep ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to create a leatherbound spellbook, journal, or tome using a sewing method that features cords in the spine, creating a textured ridge effect on the back. The project ...

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