instructor Susan Mills' 2 minute intro & 2024 update
WE BUILD BOOKS
vellum ledgers
accordions &
concertinas
pamphlets
single quires
Bradel bindings
millimeter books
four-hole bindings
link stitch books
longstitch books
albums
scrolls
Heidi Kyle
'blizzard books'
Gary Frost
'drop spines'
double-fan binding
non-adhesive
limp papercases
asian boxes
clamshell boxes
phases boxes
portfolios &
slipcases
book cradles
full leather books
half leather books
quarter
leather books
caterpillar books
secret Belgium
'criss cross' books
drum bindings
cross structure
bindings
early Coptic
codices
OUR
CHOREOGRAPHY
laminating
backing cloth
backing paper
backing leather
hand tooling
edge gilding
folding
scoring
measuring twice &
cutting once
gluing
punching &
piercing
pressing
rounding &
backing
sewing on
raised cords
sewing on
recessed cords
tying square &
weaver &
surgeon knots
paring &
skiving
sewing endbands
sewing link &
long stitches
binding printed
signatures
binding blank
paper
WE USE
(& OFTEN MAKE)
PORTABLE TOOLS
weights
collapsible
sewing frames
punching cradles
rounding, backing &
finishing presses
hand ploughs
brass hand tools
backing brushes
pressing boards
working boards
tool boxes
lifting knives
bonefolders
skiving &
paring knives
jigs &
templates
needle threaders
In conjunction with
hands-on classes,
Full Tilt recorded
the Bookbinding Now
archive of 128 voices
discussing books.
Note that classes
are currently on hold.
Check back for updates
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from this site.
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Bookbinding Now podcasts
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accordions &
concertinas
pamphlets
single quires
Bradel bindings
millimeter books
four-hole bindings
link stitch books
longstitch books
albums
scrolls
Heidi Kyle
'blizzard books'
Gary Frost
'drop spines'
double-fan binding
non-adhesive
limp papercases
asian boxes
clamshell boxes
phases boxes
portfolios &
slipcases
book cradles
full leather books
half leather books
quarter
leather books
caterpillar books
secret Belgium
'criss cross' books
drum bindings
cross structure
bindings
early Coptic
codices
OUR
CHOREOGRAPHY
laminating
backing cloth
backing paper
backing leather
hand tooling
edge gilding
folding
scoring
measuring twice &
cutting once
gluing
punching &
piercing
pressing
rounding &
backing
sewing on
raised cords
sewing on
recessed cords
tying square &
weaver &
surgeon knots
paring &
skiving
sewing endbands
sewing link &
long stitches
binding printed
signatures
binding blank
paper
WE USE
(& OFTEN MAKE)
PORTABLE TOOLS
weights
collapsible
sewing frames
punching cradles
rounding, backing &
finishing presses
hand ploughs
brass hand tools
backing brushes
pressing boards
working boards
tool boxes
lifting knives
bonefolders
skiving &
paring knives
jigs &
templates
needle threaders
In conjunction with
hands-on classes,
Full Tilt recorded
the Bookbinding Now
archive of 128 voices
discussing books.
Note that classes
are currently on hold.
Check back for updates
or subscribe below to
email notifications
from this site.
subscribe to email
Susan Mills Artist Books
Bookbinding Now podcasts
