Saturday, December 27, 2014. This post shows tooling on a full leather binding using gold foil. I used my tooling box that I made based on a box used by Michael Wilcox when he did a gold tooling demonstration at the Bookbinding 2000 Conference. The box gives you a flat and firm surface to support the cover while you are tooling and holds the rest of the book inside.

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Based in North London,. Black Fox Bindery is owned and run by Nicky Oliver. She has combined her knowledge from an art education in illustration and surface design with professional bookbinding craft skills gained during 15 years of commercial experience to produce beautiful design bindings, boxes, limited editions and so much more. This is a collection of work produced for exhibitions, competitions and private commissions. Workshops, Courses, Tuition and Bench Rental.

SPECIALISTS IN QUALITY BOOKBINDING AND BOOK RESTORATION. Would you like to have your favourite book transformed into a timeless treasure? Do you have an old, cherished book in need of being expertly restored and brought back to life? We have turned Bibles, novels, celebrity autobiographies and the. Books into exquisite and enduring keepsakes. Leather binding, using calfskin or goatskin.

A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Friday, February 16, 2018.

We hope to bring you a picture of the workings of our handbindery and conservation departments, showing you the work we do and highlighting some of the more unusual projects and activities. Tuesday, 1 March 2011. This is the last blog post under the heading of bookbindingbairn. To coincide with the re-launch of the main website, all blog posts will now appear in the main website www. Wednesday, 10 November 2010.

For details of workshops offered by Karen go to Teaching Programs. Please go to Teaching Gallery. For images of recent workshops and Interns. Please click the Conservation Gallery. Link for examples of recent work completed by Karen Vidler. Centro del bel Libro, Ascona. Inter Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Soc. NSW Guild of Craft Bookbinders. Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists.