Monday, August 9. 2010Sketch book rebound
One of the great benefits of using hand-bound books is that you can rebind your pages when the cover is worn or simply when you get tired of the whole thing.
I bound this sketch book back in 2005 after a short break, and it was quick and dirty. The cover of this half-filled sketch book was still in pretty good shape, albeit a bit loose. Although it hasn't been worn down as much, I have been wanting to give it a new look. It's about time. The first step is "tearing down": I snipped the stitching on the spine as much as possible...  as well as the threads inside the sections, so the threads can be removed very quickly and easily without weakening the stations (pierced holes). It's definitely a snap to rebind if your binding is non-adhesive. 
I wanted to use long-stitchings on the new case, so I prepared 2 cover boards. And while I was at it, I might as well add some pages. I added 3 new sections, with the same stitching stations transferred from the old existing sections. Another advantage of using a hand-bound book.
 I used this really substantial and hardy bookcloth from Paris, which is perfect for a sketch book that will be tossed and carry around in my bag.  The inside island paste-down is of one of my treasured patterns, which I barely have any left! But since this is solely for myself to use everyday, I can't deny myself!  Long-stitching is generally pretty quick and straight forward so I finished the book rather quickly. A piece of the old cover was used inside the new cover as spine support, so the "spirit" lives on...  |
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I belong to a group of friends who get together monthly and record the event in a journal. Our last (purchased) journal filled up after 10 years. so I bound one for the gang for Christmas 2009.
And yes, my thoughts were about how simple repairs would be . . .