ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 22/03/2026If you want to learn more and see Kate's studio in more detail, search her name on our YouTube channel. We have plenty of stuff there! #bookbinding #handmade #craft #workshop #art 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Everybody loves a workshop tour. So, here's one for you from @katehollandbook and @emmavukman Not only that, but also some work in progress stuff as well! 121
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Gold flakes on a book edge @papelytinta.hanoi #bookbinding #handmade #craft #art #gold 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Can you guess what's inside? :) #books #antique #vintage 022
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Always a pleasure to see our tools in action! Video by @pulp_paper_heaven #bookbinding #craft #handmade #3dprintedtools #3dprinting 020
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 13/03/2026A while ago, we posted video about paring leather with Schärfix or similar devices. This time, here's a much more meticulous process from @atelier_rectoverso #bookbinding #craft #handmade #leather 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 12/03/2026If you ever wondered how Islamic/chevron endbands are made, here's a great video from @seymaozcanart #bookbinding #handmade #craft #art #endband 020
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 11/03/2026We'd be happy to see your reactions and answer any questions you have, so please join us live this Saturday! We are streaming on Monday, the 14th of March, at 11:00 GMT (6:00 AM EST, 12:00 CET). #bookbinding #handmade #craft #conservation #art 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Since many things have changed and moved on over the past years, we decided to have another talk with Paola to discuss the workshop, her research, and aspects of the trade. This time, we are going live. So that there would be no chance for this video not to get published 🙂 100
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Paola Fagnola is a bookbinder and conservator from Italy. We already recorded a great talk with her a few years ago. But for a bunch of reasons, it was never published (blame Stepan Chizhov for that!) youtube.com/live/0yiC7xp... 100
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 10/03/2026At moments, bookbinding is a very meditative process... Video by Juliette Amigues #handmade #bookbinding #craft #meditation 020
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Many thanks to @lorna_mccurdy for the video! #bookbinding #craft #handmade #sewing 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Thread passes through the folds, linking each section to the next and anchoring them to the supports. It’s a slow rhythm of needle, thread, and paper. Done properly, this structure allows the book to open easily and survive decades (sometimes centuries) of use. 110
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Before a book receives its cover, its decoration, or its gold, it needs something far more important: an enduring spine. Traditional bookbinding relies on sewing the folded sections of the book together, one signature at a time. 112
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Another beautiful finishing work from @teo.studio #bookbinding #bookcover #handmade #craft 3588
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 05/03/2026The wet sheets are pressed to remove more water and then dried. Once dry, the paper can be further processed, such as by sizing so it can be used for writing on. 000
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Once the desired thickness is achieved, the mould is carefully lifted out of the vat, allowing excess water to drain. The newly formed sheet of paper is then transferred onto a cloth, and the process is repeated to create additional sheets. 100
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Papermaking in the Middle Ages Medieval paper was made from linen rags, which were first beaten into a pulp. To create the paper, a mould and deckle are used. These are dipped into the vat of pulp, allowing the fibres to collect on the screen, forming a thin and even layer. 100
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 05/03/2026On our YouTube channel, you can find our talk with Jorge where he shows his printing workshop and a reconstructed medieval printing press! Below is the description from their original post: 100
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Our colleague printer Jorge Lar (@preloprints) among other things used to part in activities of an archaeological open-air museum & technology center recreating a Danish town from the early 1400’s Middelaldercentret (@middelaldercentret_nyk_falster). #craft #medieval #handmade #papermaking #history 131
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 04/03/2026If you need some of our tools adapted to your projects or even designed something special for you, just message us :) Many thanks to @kkb_creativebindery for the video! #bookbinding #tools #handmade #3dprintedtools #3dprinting 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Beautiful and educational reel from Louise Bescond As it happens in the French tradition of bookbinding, the decorated edge was done by a separate master: Jean-Luc Bongrain #bookbinding #craft #handmade #art 050
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Manuscript page restoration by @seymaozcanart #antique #manuscript #craft #handmade #restoration 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Just a small snippet of the bookbinding process from Lorna McCurdy. Still, worth watching, as usual. #bookbinding #craft #handmade #bookcover 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Probably, one of the most meditative processes in bookbinding. And also, the one that leads to so many ruined pieces of leather! 😅 Many thanks to @bigriverbindery and @tmcewan for the original videos! Please consider following them! #handmade #craft #bookbinding #leather 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Our followers regularly ask us about all kinds of tools. Board choppers and guillotines aren't an exception. We asked Paola Fagnola from Bottega Fagnola to share some knowledge. For more, please find our talk with Paola on our YouTube channel. #bookbinding #cardboard #craft #handmade 030
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Recently, I posted about delivering a vintage bookbinding press to Maria Ruzaikina. And Maria did an amazing job restoring it to its previous glory! We have more presses in stock! Contact us for more info! store.ibookbinding.com #bookbinding #vintage #antique #craft #handmade 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Cleaning the spine after gold tooling is done. Immersive video from atelier La Feuille d'Or #bookbinding #gold #handmade #craft 051
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 25/11/2025What's even better, here's are some Black Friday discount codes that are already working right now and will be active until the 2nd of December :) 30% discount on orders over $150 / £114: 67AB3Q 25% discount on orders over $100 / £76: X7RKZR store.ibookbinding.com/collections/...store.ibookbinding.comTools for Boxmaking3d-printed tools for bookbinders, papermakers, and other artisans 000
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Baby Ari is helping me with the tools :) Or, well, sleeps while I'm doing my thing. Which is kinda helping :) iBookBinding's shop will close for an extended paternal leave early in December. So, that's your last chance to buy our tools directly from us until spring! 110
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Everybody loves a workshop tour! Here's Teodora Poiata's studio #bookbinding #craft #handmade #studio #workshop 031
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 10/11/2025You can watch the full tutorial here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnCx... #bookbinding #handmade #craft #boxmaking #3dprintedtools #3dprintingyoutube.com 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 10/11/2025It's always a pleasure to see our magnetic corner clamps featured in videos from @das.bookbinding. So, here's another one. Our shop has reopened for only a short time in November. We'll close again after that until spring! Don't miss that opportunity :) store.ibookbinding.com/collections/... 110
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 08/11/2025We are streaming on Saturday, the 15th of November, at 13:00 GMT (8:00 PM EST, 14:00 CET). www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLHE... www.facebook.com/events/81467...youtube.com🔴 Booker Prize Bindings: Hannah Brown [iBB Live #76]YouTube video by iBookBinding 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 08/11/2025One of Hannah's signatures is elaborate and artful embroidery she puts on her bindings. But of course, we'll talk about other aspects of the project as well. We'd be happy to see your reactions and answer any of your questions, so please join us live next Saturday!youtube.com🔴 Booker Prize Bindings: Hannah Brown [iBB Live #76]YouTube video by iBookBinding 100
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Every year, fellows of Designer Bookbinders prepare six unique bindings for the award ceremony of the Booker Prize. This time, we invited Hannah Brown, a British bookbinder, to discuss her binding with us. Hannah's book was 'The Rest of Our Lives' by Ben Markovits. 161
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Amazing gold tooling on a miniature book from @maria_ruzaikina. It's always a pleasure to see Maria's work. So, please go and subscribe to her Instagram account! #bookbinding #craft #handmade #art #miniature 090
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 04/11/2025So, what is it? That's a Qibla indicator, a qiblanuma. An astronomical tool used to find the direction of Kaaba in Mecca. #bookbinding #books #Islam #history #antique #astronomy @miainegypt 010
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Here's a great reason to continue our favorite discussion: what is a book and what isn't a book? Pavel is in Egypt now and sends plenty of amazing things he experiences in museums there. @eusdeuscosmodeus 120
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 03/11/2025store.ibookbinding.com/collections/...store.ibookbinding.comTools for Boxmaking3d-printed tools for bookbinders, papermakers, and other artisans 000
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 03/11/2025What a great example of use of our magnetic corner clamps for boxmaking! But also, I think @coseacasodesign produce some of the most creative boxmaking videos on Instagram, please follow them :) #bookbinding #boxmaking #clamp #magnet #craft #handmade 130
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Continuing the theme of raised bands, here are some very real ones on an 18th-century book about witches. Bound by @lilbookbinder #bookbinding #antique #handmade #craft #leather #witch 040
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Can you name the signs of fake raised bands? :) A great process explainer from @jaytannerbookbinder (Not about distinguishing the fake from the real ones, though :) #bookbinding #handmade #craft 020
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Everyone likes some leather paring action! So, here's a video from @bigriverbindery :) #bookbinding #craft #handmade #leather 030
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 28/10/2025store.ibookbinding.com/collections/... Hurry up, the shop will close again at the end of November and won't reopen until end of winter (we are still busy with the newborn :) #bookbinding #craft #handmade #3dprintedtools #3dprintingstore.ibookbinding.comTools for Boxmaking3d-printed tools for bookbinders, papermakers, and other artisans 000
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 28/10/2025If you enjoyed the previous video, here's another one, both featuring our corner clamps, and the final result of Teodora's work! By the way, we just re-opened retail sales in our shop! But for only one month to allow you to buy holiday season presents for yourselves and your friends! 120
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Stunning finishing work from @teo.studio #bookbinding #handmade #craft #unique #art 031
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 26/10/2025As usual, a very exciting video from @fibrille. Check that Instagram account for part 1! #bookbinding #conservation #handmade #craft #antique 040
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 30/07/202531st of July is the last day when you can place an order directly through us. #bookbinding #tools #handmade #craft #3dprintedtools 000
ibookbinding.bsky.social @ibookbinding.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Other vendors: @schmedt (Germany) @hewits.leather (UK) @honorioyanita_ (Spain) @papierroyaal (Netherlands) @preservarthungary (Hungary and Austria) If you'd like to become our partner, please DM us or send an email to stepan@ibookbinding.com 100
