I pieced together some fabric scraps and turned it into a fabric art journal with an elastic closure featuring a fabric heart.
#ArtYear #ShowHearts #bookbinding #handmadebooks #fabricjournals
#DiamondBinding #ECK

A handmade book using handmade sage green handmade paper for the cover . Using a heart shaped pamphlet stitch for the binding.

Heart Binding #ShowHeart
#hearts #bookbinding #handmadebooks #artyear

All the handmade books that I've been making over the last week, including a concertina fold, a pamphlet fold, a Japanese stab bound, and exposed link stitch, a single section case bound with a foiled dot and a round backed casebound with ribbon. All in a handmade solander box

you may have noticed that I've been a little quieter normal over the last week. This is why! I've been having a fantastic time learning more bookmaking skills at the London Centre for book arts.
#books #bookmaking #handmadebooks

Handmade book with a floral paper cover showcasing the Coptic stitch.

Soft Cover Coptic Stitch, book structure designed by Bari Zaki. Did some hand stitching on the cover as well. It’s a very versatile design which I can see using a lot. #artyear #bookbinding #handmadebooks #CopticStitch

Took a break mid-sewing but piled the unseen signatures and top board onto the stack to protect the book-in-progress from feline incursion. Image has a gray cutting mat with a steel anvil shaped like the Greek letter pi on top of it (this is just to make an elevated work surface). On the anvil face there is a half-sewn book with wooden boards, ivory paper, and green linen thread. The sewing is a Byzantine-inspired pattern with four columns of link stitches forming a braided pattern. Each of the four stations has a thread with a curved needle attached.

A close view of the sewn and unseen halves of the book. The punched holes in the top nine signatures are visible in the unseen half, as are grooves in the wood for the upper board. The sewn half of the book has a green braided chain of link stitches.

A spine view of the nearly-finished book standing on the gray cutting mat. The covers are highly figured quarter-sawn sycamore wood.

A view of the back cover (the head is at the bottom of the picture) of the book showing the sycamore grain. The book is resting on coppery-orange oilskin paper that is destined to become tipped-in end sheets.

Punched and sewed the exposed-spine wooden board retirement gift journal today, after many evenings of working on shaping and smoothing the sycamore boards. #bookbinding #handmadebooks

Some books deserve armor.

The dragon scale book cover pattern wraps your reading in layered texture that feels bold, protective, and a little mythical. 

Find the pattern here 👇
https://bit.ly/44hTo82

#dragonscalecrochet #fantasycrochet #bookishpatterns #texturedcrochet #slowcraft #handmadebooks

Fun fact about me:

As a hobby, I love to do bookbinding!

Red Oak and Oak w/beeswax, 100% rag cotton paper, poscas

#art #artsky #bookbinding #handmadebooks #handboundbooks

Fanny’s fan stitch reader set is made for slow reading days.
A book cover, bookmark, and mug cozy designed to feel soft, vintage, and quietly bookish.

Patterns here: https://bit.ly/3ZhH5EV

#bookishcrochet #crochetpatterns #slowcraft #handmadebooks #cozyreading

A bold red crochet book clutch, softened with an orchid closure.
This pattern is made for slow crafting and turning your book into something personal.

Pattern available at
ArtMorfic.com
ArtMorfic.Etsy.com

#crochetpattern #booklover #handmadebooks

Booking in Birmingham, AL December is always a fun time here in Birmingham, AL, especially if you like shopping for books. With all of the Maker Fairs and local bazaars going on, there is always something to do on the weekends. What’s been fun is seeing all of the different bookshops sharing not just books, but new ways of selling books. The Burdoch Book Collective was set up outside the MAKE BHM space when we went to shop at a recent market event. They had plenty of new and used titles. The new books were sold at cover price, and it was $5 for a used paperback and $10 for a used hardback. What’s fun about Burdock’s selections is that you will find lots of new titles and unique voices you won’t find on the shelves of other shops around Birmingham. I’ve not been able to get by their community space/shop while they’re open, but they do lots of pop-ups and currently have books at the Cha House Tea Room in Avondale. We often see the Enjoyer Books folks at Cala Coffee (Cahaba Heights), and their pop-up at the most recent Cahabazaar was worth checking out. Focused on new titles, there is always plenty to look at. They also have some cool new shirts and stickers—such a fun couple to talk books with. I can’t wait to see their book bus in action. That’s going to be fun! More than one outlet had new zines and small press printings, which were really cool. But one of my favorite vendors while booking in Birmingham this season is Deep Woods Bindery. The work is so well done, and I really enjoy the marbled patterns on their notebooks. I even picked up one of their ornaments to go on the tree at home. The craftsmanship of both casebound and paperback options is equal in quality and artistry. I am already looking forward to seeing their booth set up again somewhere. Hope you all are tucked in, avoiding the chill in the air, and reading good books this weekend! ### Share this: * Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon * Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky * * Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads * Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit * * ### Like this: Like Loading... ### _Related_

Birmingham has some new and unique booksellers. I bumped into a few at some weekend events. #bookstodon #birmingham #alabama #handmadebooks

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Five handmade art journals in pastel colors decorated with mini collages and ribbon woven through the spine.

Handmade journals bound for a holiday artist market.

#art #HandmadeBooks #ArtJournals

Photo of chapbook in a bookbinding cradle. Binding thread and awl shown above the book. The pages read "Wild Strawberry" and show a linocut of wild strawberry plants in green, white, red, and yellow.

The Wild Talk chapbook sprouts today! Copies available at the Torn Edges show, Lunenburg Art Gallery. Also via wildflowerpress@proton.me. Wild Strawberry linocut shown here is by the inimitable @vanessamckiel.bsky.social. #chapbook #bookbinding #nativeplants #novascotia #handmadebooks #naturewriting

📚 Handmade books tell a story before you even read them.
The texture, the craftsmanship, the care — it all adds to their meaning.

Jeff Abshear welcomes us into the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, where the art of bookmaking is kept alive!

#HandmadeBooks #kalamazoolivelyarts

Part of my display at The Night Market this week. Was lovely talking to people and encouraging them to flip through the books 📚 #thenightmarketuk #bookbinding #handmadebooks #craftmarket

The Book As Art v.13: Mixed Messages.

The Book As Art v.13: Mixed Messages -- Until Oct. 25, 2025, at Decatur Library, Thurs. - Sat. 1-5pm.

@decaturarts.bsky.social,
@dekalblibrary.bsky.social - Decatur
Georgia Center for the Book, DeKalb Library Foundation.

events.dekalblibrary.org/event/14415388
#HandmadeBooks #ArtExhibit

A handmade black wooden display box labeled with the artist’s mark Islands of No, holding small accordion books titled Fishounds. The books feature a silver circular figure with three spears, lightning bolts, and jagged hills, printed in silver, yellow, and white inks on black paper.

DIY merchandising has its own kind of charm. Just about ready to put these out at the Print Hole in #yyj — come check them out if you’re nearby.
#IslandsofNo #DarkArt #Fishounds #IndieComics #SmallPress #BookArt #AccordionBook #IndiePublishing #ArtistBooks #ArtPrints #HandmadeBooks #ArtShare

Six hand bound pamphlet style notebooks with brown covers. Three large (5.5x8.5) and three small (4.25x5.5) with three different hand printed block prints on them: a Spanish moon moth, a lighthouse on rocks at night with waves and clouds, and a candle burning at both ends

My first three block prints, turned into notebooks.
I made plain prints and cards too, but I’m happiest with these.

#blockPrint #linocut #linoPrint #handmadeBooks

“Thor runs the bindery now. 🐾 From ink-splattered tables to stacks of stitched spines, he’s the orange-furred overlord of BOOKFORGE.

25 seconds. One cat. Zero beige.

“Follow for more ideas that shout — and cats that supervise.”

#BOOKFORGE #BinderyLife #StudioFlythrough #HandmadeBooks #Bookbinder

Etsy.com/shop/wolfsbloodart
Lunacy lines now available for hand made preorder. #laterdownthelunacylines #lunacylines #preorder #chapbook #poetry #selfpublished #handmadebooks #poetartist

A close view of black and gray double coated wool yarn forming at the orifice of a spinning wheel.

Found another four ounces of that Navajo Churro, so tackling that for Stage 20 of #TourdeFleece. It’s good we’re nearing the end of the TdF as I am getting itchy to put down the #handspinning and branch back out to #weaving and #handmadebooks and #greenwoodworking.

Just finished cutting a batch of mini-flyers for Desert Quail Press! Going to share them around my home town

#IndieComics #PuzzleBooks #WordSearch #SmallPress #IndiePublisher #ComicCreator #HandmadeBooks #DesertQuailPress

Old or damaged coin purses can be upcycled into book cases, I had this red leather one that fit perfect for this 3" x 3" journal I just finished making. #foramomentbeing #makearteveryday #upcycle #handmadebooks

youtu.be/dzAOJGSx9hg

This new one is a gift.

Week 21

#FukuroToji #KikkoToji #stabbinding #stabbindingbook
#bookchallenge #handmadebooks #bookarts #bookartist #artistbooks #book #bookbind #bookbinding #bookbindery #encuadernacionartesanal #encuadernación #encuadernado

A collection of small, square booklets or prints arranged on a wooden table. Each item features a dark, surreal illustration of a horned figure with yellow lightning bolts and geometric patterns, centered beneath a large moon. The designs are bundled with elastic bands in various colors. A chalk-like question mark is drawn in a dotted square at the bottom center, and the words “NO” (an artist’s mark) and “IONO.CA” (a website) appear in the bottom right corner.

I think number eight is going to be the one 🎱🎱🎱
#IslandsofNo #Fishounds #IllustratedPoem #DarkArt #SurrealArt #MiniZine #IndiePublishing #MicroPress #HandmadeBooks #VisualStorytelling #ArtShare

Bumbles the Bee releasing 7/31/25
Paperback and digital copies available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese

www.endlessinkbooks.com

#indiebooks #handmadebooks #endlessinkbooks #books #kidsbooks #bumblesthebee #kidsstories #comingsoon

#babel #rfkuang #bookbinding #handmadebooks #thepoppywar #rebinding #rebind #artsandcrafts #renegadebookbinding #renegadebindery #bibleverses #canto #cantonese #cantoneselanguage