May
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2020Papyrus Cover (Mixed Media) Sketchbook
Mixed Media sketchbook bound during the Covid-19 lockdown in May, 2002. Initially I intended to use leather strips to form bands along the spine that merge into the front and back covers, but decided against it as I liked the look of the papyrus with the book-cloth. It looked simple yet classy without the leather and I decided to let it be without adding the leather.
I hope it lends well for use as a sketchbook.
This book was bound at the same time with my first rebinding of a trade paperback.
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Paper Types |
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End Paper |
Yellow swirls French Handmade Paper |
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Cover Details |
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Signature Stitch Style |
Coptic Stitch |
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- Step 0: Choices, Choices – Book Cloth Selection
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- Step 1: Planning and cutting the book board for the spine and covers
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- Step 2: Text block already stitched with added headband
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- Step 3: Adding the endpapers
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- Step 4: Laying the papyrus on the book board
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- Step 5: Drying in the home made book press
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- Step 6: Cover enhancement with the spine and grey Asahi book cloth
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- Step 7: Attaching the Spine to the book cloth
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- Step 8: Cuts made to accommodate the leather enhancements which were scrapped
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- Step 9: Attached the backcloth and spine to the covers
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- Step 10: Text block meet cover and spine
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- Step 11: Final prep before applying glue to the end papers
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- Finished Book after overnight drying in the book press
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- Finished Book – Cover Details
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- Finished Book – Cover Details
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- Finished book – Handmade end Papers
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- Finished book – Handmade end Papers
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- Finished book – First page
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- Finished Book – Opening
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- Finished Book – Signatures and Head Band
