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November 18, 2015
November 04, 2015
I'm so happy to be taking part in Handmade for Christmas at The Workhouse Chapel again this year - it's the most wonderful cornucopia of gifts from a curated selection of 50 of the finest West Country artists and makers.
October 28, 2015
October 28, 2015
There seems to have been a flurry of interesting altered books, artists books and bookbinding activity lately in Dorset and beyond. Here's a round up:
August 31, 2015
Why not order a bespoke book to mark a special occasion or for a memorable gift? It's a popular option for Wedding Guest Books, Memory Books for anniversaries, scrapbooks and family albums; and Journals and Sketchbooks for birthdays and Christmas.
We'll work together to make your perfect book, including a dedication, quotation or similar on the title page and your perfect combination of leather and binding colours. You also choose the size and format that best suits your needs.
These fine leather scrapbooks are a brilliant way to collect mementoes from your adventures, to record family milestones or for use as a photo album. With 128 pages of heavyweight paper for all dry medium artwork, light wash and mixed media they are bound with spacers in the spine to allow for the extra thickness of your inclusions. Use with acid-free photo spray mount, photo corners, glue dots or washi tape.
Ideal for daily use for taking notes, making sketches or keeping a diary. They have 224 pages of Mohawk Superfine Smooth plain white paper that is a dream to use with all writing instruments.
Sketchbooks can alternatively be bound with specialist artist's papers on request, including watercolour and pastel papers, and a mix of types of paper.
An elegant addition to your wedding day, these books lie open on a table to collect your guests well wishes. These have 224 pages of Mohawk Superfine Smooth paper (a slim version with 112 pages is also available).
Quick click to your Bespoke options below, or just keep scrolling down.
Please get in touch to discuss your bespoke book.
Susan Green
info@boundbyhand.co.uk
+44 (0) 7748 759 371
August 29, 2015
When you commission a bespoke Journal, Sketchbook, Memory or Wedding Guest Book you have 31 colours of linen binding thread to choose from, from muted natural tones to bright bursts of colour. So it's easy to co-ordinate with your wedding's colour scheme, your home decor, corporate identity or simply choose a colour combination that pleases you.
Black, Grey, White
Check out your bespoke leather options here and why not browse the online store where you'll find inspiration from many books based on colour themes requested from previous bespoke clients.
Do get in touch so we can talk about making a book especially for you!
Susan Green
info@boundbyhand.co.uk
+44 (0) 7748 759 371
August 27, 2015
Personalise your bespoke leather book with a dedication, quotation or similar on the titlepage with artisan bookbinder Susan Green's Bespoke Service. Choose from a variety of fonts to suit your style and the book's purpose.
August 26, 2015
Choose from 3 sizes, either portrait or landscape format.
The most popular option for Memory Books and Wedding Guest Books, usually in landscape format, although portrait is available on request. A4 is available in the calfskin range of leather. Price: £199
Landscape format (reverse for portrait):Width: 12 inches or 305 mm
Also very good for Memory Books and Guest Books in landscape format, it makes a great Journal or Sketchbook in portrait format. A5 is available in any of the leather ranges. Price £129 for Memory / £119 for Journal binding.
Landscape format (reverse for portrait):Width: 8.5 inches or 215 mm
A compact size that's good in landscape format for intimate weddings or funerals and as a sketchbook, or in portrait format as a journal that's a really easy size to carry around with you. Price: £99 for Memory / £90 for Journal binding.
Landscape format (reverse for portrait):Width: 6 inches or 155 mm
Click here to see the rest of your bespoke options, or get in touch if you'd like to discuss your requirements.
Susan Green
info@boundbyhand.co.uk
+44 (0) 7748 759 371
August 01, 2015
On Saturday I took advantage of a sunny afternoon and drove down to the Purbecks to visit Corfe Castle as I'm showing some work in The Boilerhouse Gallery for Purbeck Art Weeks.
June 05, 2015
Shop Dorset - the one stop directory for everything good that's made in Dorset - is hosting a giveaway of a pair of my Lemon & Pink Mini Journals. Click the link to enter before the end of June. Thanks to Lindsay at Shop Dorset!
And if you can't wait or don't want to leave it to fate, you can also buy these and more super colourful, cheerful handmade leather Mini Journals here.
NEW GIVEAWAY! This month, Shop Dorset are offering a pair of colourful Mini Journals as an exquisite giveaway gift...
Posted by Shop Dorset on Thursday, 4 June 2015
May 29, 2015
Weeks 4 & 5 were given over to the Longstitch with Linkstitch, the binding I most frequently use thanks to it's versatility, flexibility, strength and the opportunity it provides to make the most of exquisite leather. It's a 15th century limp leather German binding and is a delight to make. Here's an example:
Seems like everyone REALLY enjoyed learning this binding and lots have chosen to make it again next week in the Personal Project session to end the course. Here are some of the lovely books participants made:
I thoroughly enjoyed sharing this binding with you all and it was a joy to see all the fabulous colour combinations you chose. Well done, everyone - it's not the easiest of bindings and you all did really well!
See you next week - don't forget to bring all the books you've made so far on this course for a mass photo session, also your relevant worksheets & materials if you're bringing your own.
Susan
May 14, 2015
In week 3 of my bookbinding evening class we made paperback notebooks and sketchbooks using the pamphlet stitch with both one signature, and two. Here's some I made earlier:
And here are the books participants made during the workshop:
We covered some new terminology, including sheets, folios and signatures, and we we also looked at how the Pamphlet Stitch can be combined with bindings from Week 1, Folded Forms.
Stitching through the fold of each signature will hopefully prepare us for the next two weeks' work on the Longstitch binding, where participants can choose leather or vegan synthetic PU to make a Medieval journal or sketchbook. Exciting!
If these blog posts have inspired you to want to make books, you can join me on my Autumn evening class which starts in September at Artisan Community Art Studio in Moordown, Dorset and costs £80 for 6 weeks, or email me if you'd like to be notified when I start offering PDF tutorials for sale - my summer project is to turn my class worksheets in to downloadable instructions so you can learn at your own pace, in your own home, wherever you are.
Happy binding,
Susan