Binding options & bookcloth options

 I printed off an A4 version of the book, on the same recycled paper that I have been using throughout the project - from the art shop - so that I could both see if it worked (it did!!!) and to try binding it. I looked on YouTube at some binding methods, to get an idea of what might work and went with both of these;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O4kFTOEh6k&ab_channel=SeaLemon


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFbgW0r7uXw&ab_channel=SeaLemon

(My press isn't the best so this was quite challenging)





Not the best attempt, it was pretty lose but I think was down to the thinness of the thread, making it difficult to keep the pages together.

All in the wrong order AGAIN;






Really nice in terms of the ability to open the page! Just awkward to do...












Not quite so easy to open, but that is probably because I put quite a bit of glue on - this is probably also the reason why some of the imagery has started to bleed a bit. I think the best combo would be both of these combined - I don't think coptic or french link would be the best option here really, I think simplicity would work best.

In terms of book cloth, I looked at buying book cloth (I also looked at sustainable book cloth, as mentioned previously) but it is genuinely so difficult to find and the delivery options were a bit too long. I looked into making my own, which seems like the best option here - non-stretchy fabric (preferably linen based) and a form of adhesive (I found 'heat n bond') to give the fabric an element of strength and to avoid copious amounts of glue that could just cause a mass mess! I'm thinking either light grey, beige of a nice green (much like the fairy book I found nearer the beginning of this project).








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