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 ...

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

“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 ...

Preliminary work -- Making the leather-jointed endpapers -- Edge treatment -- Preparing for sewing and sewing the text-block -- Rounding and backing -- Preparing the book boards -- Lacing on the book ...

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