Claire’s Book

Posted on June 29, 2016 Updated on October 28, 2016

This is, in my opinion, the best and most complex book I’ve ever bound. It was a gift for my girlfriend Claire.

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Here is it finished. It’s different from my other books in that I added some new features I’ve never done before. It’s got the window through the front cover with the calligraphy showing through from the end page, and I embroidered the book cloth to make the pattern you see on the front cover.

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The Window and caligraphy. Writing the caligraphy was nerve wracking because, not only did it have to be perfectly centered and well formed letters, but I only got one chance to get it right.

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Just like all my books, it bares my bookbinding ensignia. My way of signing all the books I create

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Here is the finished cover with the finished text block sticking out of it, about to be glued together: One of the final steps.

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After I finished the pattern, here is the book cloth glued to the front cover board.

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The cover before being clued to the boards. Notice the flaps of the window that will be folded and glued into the board.

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Embroidering the cover.

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The back of the cover during embroidering. Not very neat I know, I’ve never done this before though.

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A page from my sketchbook, showing sketches, ideas, and plans for making the book.

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I hope you enjoyed this post. Thanks for reading!