Handmade Books And Cards
Jean Kropper'sHandmade Books and Cardsis one of the best resources available to the would-be book and card artist, offering a truly creative point of view in a well-illustrated volume that includes overviews of typography, printing, binding, book formatting, and decoration. The section on techniques, tools, and materials is nicely detailed, giving valuable tips on sizing handmade paper to eliminate its tendency to bleed, mixing your own glue and paste, and anchoring the bookbinding thread to the needle; Kropper's ideas for using a concertina fold are particularly inventive and well executed. Book and paper artists will turn to this book often for happy inspiration as well as detailed guidance.