Bookbinding in August
We are planning a Fall trip to Spain, and I like to repurpose/recycle an old book with a theme for our vacations. I found an old $2.00 book on an outdoor cart at The Strand in New York City - named Spanish Drawings. I carefully cut the stitches to separate the old signatures and folios and selected two of them for my end papers. I also included the original title page for the first page in my book. The rest of the pages are Fabriano Artistico 140 lb Soft Press Watercolor Paper. I created a 4 part tutorial for a book of this kind before a trip to Italy in 2012 and here is the link:
I also made a new daily watercolor sketchbook using the same paper and one of my newly dyed pieces of fabric as the bookcloth.
I love the pencil/pen/eraser pocket I made for my last daily sketchbook, so I used some of my dyed fabric samples to make one to go with a purple and blue book.
It is very convenient to have these tools readily available when I'm carrying around my sketchbook and eventually will have a multitude of colored pockets to match them.
Comments
WOW, Shirley, these are really beautiful. Inspiring!
Posted by: Cathy Johnson (Kate) | August 14, 2015 8:57 AM
Looks like you will have the ideal watercolor journal for your trip. Nice that you know how to make them.
Posted by: Donn | August 14, 2015 9:18 AM
That "Spanish Drawing" book was such a great find for you! It will be perfect to hold the sketches for your upcoming trip and I'm looking forward to seeing them before too long.
Posted by: Sandy in Michigan | August 14, 2015 10:11 AM
The pen/pencil holder is a terrific idea!
Posted by: Sandra Torguson | August 14, 2015 5:00 PM
I've got Sketchbook envy!
Posted by: Cathy Holtom | August 16, 2015 3:14 AM