What’s Happening in the Shop

We’re working hard and having fun in the shop. See some of what we’ve been doing here.

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A rainy Friday afternoon is a good day to cut down

A rainy Friday afternoon is a good day to cut down some paper. Andrew is preparing some paper for a new stack of books. We’re happy not to be cutting it all by hand. #bookarts #bookbinding #cuttingpaper #guillotine #notcuttingbyhand

It’s always a relief when you realize it wasn’

It’s always a relief when you realize it wasn’t you who put the back endpaper on upside down. #bookbinding #bookconservation #bookrepair #notmyfault #atlantabookarts

I’m not making any resolutions, but I’m happy

I’m not making any resolutions, but I’m happy that I’ve been able to clean out the tub of the board shear already this year. #bookbinding #bookarts #boardshear #cleantub

Andrew will be participating in this upcoming virt

Andrew will be participating in this upcoming virtual conference in the book arts. It’s free and open to all, Check out the full information in our link or the Book Paper Thread website. #Repost @bookpaperthread with @get_repost
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We’re hosing go a free virtual conference on the book and paper arts. Join us February 18-20 and see lectures, demos, and join in the fun. See more on our website, link in the bio. #bookarts #bookbinding #bookconservation #japanesepaper #paperfolding #bookbindinghistory #letterpress #jointhefun

We’re spending a few hours cleaning up from the

We’re spending a few hours cleaning up from the mad year we’ve had and planning for good things for 2021. Happy New Years to all of you and thanks for the support.

I think we’ll need a bigger box to ship this out

I think we’ll need a bigger box to ship this out. This clamshell box is larger than our standard project and will require extra care in shipping it out. Now it’s time for bubble wrap. #bookbinding #bookarts #clamshellbox #reallybigbox

Were happy to be celebrating Christmas with family

Were happy to be celebrating Christmas with family, and happy not to have to conserve any of this paper. Happy Holidays to all of you, and thanks for all the support over the year. #thankful #happyholidays #bookconservation #bookbinding

One of the last projects before the holiday is com

One of the last projects before the holiday is completing this big clamshell box. We’re preparing to do the stamping on the cover now. This is the biggest box I can stamp in the shop, perhaps I need a bigger stamping press. #hotstamping #titling #clamshellbox #bookbinding #bookarts

It was a late night last night but we finished thi

It was a late night last night but we finished this set of leather bindings for an archive of newsletters. Today we’ll keep warm stamping labels for them and have them out before the weekend. #leatherbinding #leatherbooks #bookbinding #latenightworking #atlantabookarts

One of the projects we’re finishing up before th

One of the projects we’re finishing up before the holiday break is this medical journal. Paper repair, stabilizing the spine, and a new cover will get ready to be wrapped up as a gift. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #atlantabookarts

Andrew will be teaching an online workshop on ways

Andrew will be teaching an online workshop on ways to make hard cover books. Checkout the listing at bookpaperthread.com and join in the fun. #Repost @bookpaperthread
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Do you prefer the look of the traditional case bound book or the sleek sewn board binding? Learn how to make variations of these books in the online workshop Hard Cover Books starting in January. For more information and registration, see our website, link in the bio. #bookbinding #bookarts #caseboundbook #sewnboardbinding #hardcoverpamphlet #bookartsworkshop

It’s just like Christmas morning when a package

It’s just like Christmas morning when a package arrives from @hiromipaper. I can’t wait to use these new tools and materials in the shop. #paperlining #japanesetissue #bookbinding #bookarts #bookcinservation

Board shear or drying rack? Today we’re custom t

Board shear or drying rack? Today we’re custom toning japanese tissue to make new spines for a stack of cloth bound books. We’ll wait to do any cutting until everything is dry and out of the way. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookarts #bookbinding #tonedjapanesepaper #atlantabookarts

This children’s book has been well loved, and so

This children’s book has been well loved, and some extra editing with scissors. We’ll be spending the next few days with paste and tissue to get it back together. #childrensbooks #bookrepair #bookconservation #bookbinding #paperrepair #paperconservation #pasteandtissue #atlantabookarts

Today we’re spending time with the weavers knot.

Today we’re spending time with the weavers knot. This simple knot connects pieces of thread as we sew though a book. I’m binding journals today and getting lots of practice making them. #bookbinding #bookarts #weaversknot #handsewnbook #atlantabookarts

This WW I diary will be much happier in its own cu

This WW I diary will be much happier in its own custom clamshell box. The client is coming tomorrow so I just have to add the label and it will be ready to go home. #clamshellbox #bookbinding #preservationenclosure #dropspinebox #bookarts

Join Andrew at @bookpaperthread for online worksho

In the shop we’re attaching boards to text block

In the shop we’re attaching boards to text blocks. We use a starched cotton cloth to attach the boards for case bound books so they’re secure for the next step. Next we’ll tone and add the new spine. #bookrepair #bookconservation #bookbinding #bookarts #atlantabookarts

Today we’re getting ready to make some labels fo

Today we’re getting ready to make some labels for boxes and books in the shop. First we need to thin the leather to the right thickness. Paring the leather makes for a better label, but it does leave sweeping up at the end of the day. #bookbinding #bookarts #sharfix #atlantabookarts

I think these deconstructed endbands can keep unti

I think these deconstructed endbands can keep until Monday. When I’m back in the shop, I’ll line the cloth with japanese tissue and wrap them around new cores. I’m always happy when I can save them. #endbands #bookbinding #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookarts #atlantabookarts

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