Category: Books
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Three Reasons To Use
black and white images in books 1. To create atmosphere. 2. To give a timeless feel to the image. 3. When every penny counts. Yes, colour catches the eye but black and white images allow the mind to imagine. With so much technology around doing things for us, these give our brains opportunity to create.…
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Nantwich Bookshop
At Nantwich Bookshop, Cheshire – where my book is now available. It was a pleasure to have this photo taken by Steve via his iphone (to fiddly for my hands lol). I look better than in years, that’s modern technology! You can see book above me. I need some ‘grow more’.
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A Journal for the Future
My latest bookbinding creation – a Christening gift. A journal covered in a leather material for use when she gets older, or her parents can use to record special occasions. This is the first time of using the hot-foiling technique to create the cover decoration. Luckily, I didn’t manage to burn myself in the process…
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Getting Stuck In
Now the spine has been reinforced – I don’t want to completely rebind the book at this stage. The aim is to stabilize the structure, before planning how to repair the material covering. Luckily the stitching is good and leaves are all intact and in place.
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Meadow, Grove and Stream
I recent purchased a book published in 1907. The condition was far from brilliant, though I must say that was part of the reason for getting it – for the princely sum of £2. The attraction was not only to discover those Edwardian studies of wildlife (and how much knowledge we’ve gained since), but to…