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Bookbinding Resources Master List
This is an appendix/addition to the document “How to Make a Book” by ArmoredSuperHeavy
Contributions by members of the Renegade Bindery discord server, July 2020
If “How To Make A Book” ever becomes an eBook, this document will be included in it.
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Book Anatomy (Parts of a Book) & Definitions - ibookbinding.com
Glossary of Binding Terms || The Book Arts Web
This is a free eBook management application. Use it to switch between file formats including Word. You are almost certainly going to find this application useful.
https://renegadepublishing.dreamwidth.org/1103.html
SleepingPatternns make the case for InDesign
Javert’s tutorial:
how to typeset a book in indesign - an amateur's guide
This is a very comprehensive tutorial on making a book in InDesign
Another useful video, using a slightly more recent version of indesign.
In this one, author Hugh Howey explains how to create a book in InDesign. He also covers stuff like widow lines and tricks to avoid them
Auto Import AO3 text to InDesign by hechulara
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h3a9s7XtlK7KmTVsR-rHjur1db6lnJvStkcpNgwYxhc/
Envato Tuts+ - Tutorial videos
InDesign Advanced Course - Adobe InDesign CC 2018 https://youtu.be/k01oYs6cPV0
InDesign for Beginners https://youtu.be/RXRT3dHu6_o
Automated AO3 Chapter Splitting in InDesign by hechulara
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uLVfvlzMzUyAyslvlPEZWc4Kzg3DgA39HB6y1af6zhE/edit?usp=sharing
An affordable and full-featured option. Affinity.serif.com License is $50 USD one-time (not a subscription)
Aliya Regatti is going to write some instructions!
Typesetting in Affinity Publisher
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10xbDBF_Xx38Il7EVGjgBh60gkkanum5Mq6_xnNW1z0k/edit
Threerings contributed a full guide: Formatting Fics for Binding in Affinity Publisher
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I5JvGlAufzNzOmDpsXXpGaopo3yyZ_NtqiGXrXkTKyM/edit
Robert Chalmers also has advice
Imposition for Affinity Publisher:
(TBD NEEDS INFO)
How to Make a Book by ArmoredSuperHeavy
How to Make A Book, by ArmoredSuperHeavy
How to make a typesetting template in word by Stargirltakingflight
Making a typesetting template in Word
https://www.latex-tutorial.com/
SPBuchsatz - Free, German version of LaTeX
https://schreibblogg.de/spbuchsatz/
Typesetting for Fanbinding in LibreOffice By raindragonwing aka Dragon Tree Bindery
How to Typeset an AO3 Document for Bookbinding in Scribus, by Lynn Whelmed, @notwhelmedyet.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vqWwJQAV0tCK3mK5w6qzjuS8zM8KDVGDaAE5nhjshh0/edit?usp=sharing
How to Typeset a Novel in Scribus - Michael E. Henderson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0N2TfW4HYA&list=PLWEeGtTIyG_aXAY117vGtCaNytL8wZvP2
Imposition for Scribus
Scribus does not handle imposition (ordering pages for booklet printing), the instructions above include using Bookbinder 3.0 for transforming the pdf into print-ready signatures.
AO3
Obviously for AO3 this is built into the site. You can directly download the HTML or other eBook format.
Or…use
Nianeyna’s ao3downloader for bulk downloads.
https://github.com/nianeyna/ao3downloader
Niacdoyal’s AO3 Stylish Downloader
This python script's purpose is to download a fic from AO3 (fic URL and destination have to be provided), but unlike the vanilla on-site downloader, it keeps the author's style.
https://github.com/niacdoial/AO3-stylish-downloader
FanFicFare
This is a plugin for Calibre; can be accessed from inside Calibre.
https://github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFare
List of sites you can download from using this plugin
Prior version: FanfictionDownloader
https://fanfictiondownloader.net/
Download a usable file from Fanfiction.net
Wattpad
https://github.com/momijizukamori/site2epub
Getting text out of a PDF file (harvesting) so you can format it into a book.
ILovePDF
Calibre eBook Manager
Can translate between PDF, ebook formats, and Word .docx
DeDRMplugin for Calibre
https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/
Most fic has not been proofread, and depending on your preference, you might elect to do some cleanup of the text before you print it.
Louise Harnby, Proofreader
How to use Dashes in Fiction - US and UK Style (en dash, em dash etc)
https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/how-to-use-dashes-in-fiction-dashes-uk-and-us-style
Imposition is getting the page sequence set right to print signatures.
These tools can help you create booklet / signatures after generating the file elsewhere as a PDF:
Booklet Maker
URL needed
Bookbinder (Free) (aka Quantum Elephant)
http://quantumelephant.co.uk/bookbinder/bookbinder.html
CheapImpostor for MacOS
Montax Imposer
Good for tiny books
https://www.reddit.com/r/indesign/comments/hrmi08/a6_booklet_printed_on_a4/
Settings screenshot A6 book printed on A4 paper - https://imgur.com/a/gpJZbCI
PDFjam
Imposition tool, useful for tiny books
Clickbook
https://www.bluesquirrel.com/products/clickbook/
Bookbinder (free) by Cocoa (momijizukamori)
https://momijizukamori.github.io/bookbinder-js/
basically Quantum Elephant Bookbinder but 1) you don't have to install anything locally and 2) it's got a few more features (right now, I think the only one is ability to set a new default signature length, but I'm planning to add more). Also, modern Javascript!
Submit feature requests and contributions by opening an issue on the code repository: https://github.com/momijizukamori/bookbinder-js
Online page generator for lined pages, dot grid notebooks and more
https://ruledpaper.net/lines/horiz/
If you like blackletter fonts, check out the work of Dieter Steffmann, who has been making computer versions of old blackletter fonts for years and releasing them for free as he considers them to be a shared cultural heritage! I love this philosophy.
https://www.dafont.com/dieter-steffmann.d253
https://dealjumbo.com/downloads/category/freebies/fonts-freebies/
https://creativemarket.com/fonts/categories
https://www.onlinewebfonts.com/
https://www.fontspring.com/free?sort=alpha
Better Type: Learn to see subtle distinctions in the faces and the spaces of text type. Achieve legible, beautiful, and expressive type every time.
Betty Binns - Watson Guptill - 1989
ISBN 0823004848
The Complete Guide to Typography: A Guide to Setting Perfect Type
James Felici - Adobe Press - 2003
ISBN 9780321127303
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
Simon Garfield - Gotham Books - 2010
ISBN 9781592406524
Understand the connotations and subliminal messages that different fonts carry and make better informed design decisions.
The Elements of Typographic Style
Robert Bringhurst
ISBN 978-0881792126
Commonly referred to as the bible of typography, The Elements of Typographic Style goes into detail about the history of typography, layout, fonts, as well as practical advice on how to select and design your own layouts.
Butterick's Practical Typography
Matthew Butterick
https://practicaltypography.com/
Online only book, much of which is taken from his other book:
Typography for Lawyers
Matthew Butterick
https://typographyforlawyers.com/
which is available in paperback here
Bookmaking: Design/Edit/Production
Marshall Lee - W. W. Norton & Company - 2004
ISBN 0393732967
Notes on Book Design
Derek Birdsall - Yale University Press - 2004
ISBN 0300103476
Fonts In Use (Tag: Book interiors)
https://fontsinuse.com/tags/499/book-interiors
https://fontsinuse.com/search?terms=book+interiors
The Book: The Story of Printing and Bookmaking
Douglas C. McMurtie - Dorset Press - 1943
ISBN 0880293489
Modern Book Design: From William Morris to the Present Day
Ruari McLean - Essential Books - 1959
(no ISBN)
Book Typography 1815-1965 in Europe and the United STates of America
ed. Kenneth Day - University of Chicago Press - 1965
(no ISBN)
Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing
Ruari McLean - Faber & Faber - 1963
(no ISBN)
Art of the Printed Book 1455-1955: Masterpieces of Typography Through Five Centuries from the Collections of the Pierpoint Morgan Library, New York
Joseph Blumenthal - Pierpoint Morgan Library - 1973
(no ISBN)
Illustrierte Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst: mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung Ihrer Technischen Entwicklung bis zur Gegenwart
Karl Faulman - A. Hartlebens Verlag - 1882
The Archaeology of Medieval Bookbinding
John A. Szirmai - Routledge - 1999
ISBN: 9780859679046
Easy to read and navigate with a lot of explanations and pictures.
Darthmouth Ancient Books Lab
Background and How to Projects in Paleography, Papyrology, and Codicology
Fonts In Use - sorted by artwork date
https://fontsinuse.com/collection?order=artwork-date&page=250
(click the “previous” button to move forward in time until you arrive at the era you’re looking for.)
University of Adelaide “Cover to Cover”
Endpapers through history - a discussion of various endpaper styles with images and historical context
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/exhibitions/cover-to-cover/endpapers/
Printer’s ornaments mostly I get from Dover Pictorial Archive books, which are old illustrations, drop caps etc fallen into public domain that are compiled into these big books. Most of them are print only from the 70s to the early 90s, and you have to use a flat bed scanner to digitize them. A few of the later versions include a CD-ROM with TIF versions of the images. I also found some of the print catalogs online (awesome score). Note that some of these Dover books that don’t come from one particular source may recycle some images in other books, I’ve seen some motifs several times, so you probably only need one or two.
All the ISBNs are for Dover books.
Some of the print catalogs:
Allerlei Zierat - Schelter and Giesecke 1902 = ISBN 0486417980
American Type Founders Co. - 1897 (online at Hathitrust)
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100765074
MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan, Philadelphia 1895 (online at Hathitrust)
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100684594
Enschede Type Catalog 1891 - ISBN 0486251721
George Bruce's and Son - Type Catalog 1869 (online at Hathitrust)
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011798448
George Bruce's and Son - Type Catalog 1882 = ISBN 0486233200
Mechanics Type Foundry, Creswell, Wanner & Co. 1880 (online at Hathitrust)
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100208363
Porret Illustrations Typographiques 1838 = ISBN 0486242714
Cesare Ratta - multiple publications from 1925-27 - ISBN 0486251675
0486239446 - Pictorial Archive of Printer’s Ornaments from the Renaissance to the 20th century (from some 30 sources)
Joseph Beunat’s 1813 catalog of neoclassical architectural pieces - 048622984X “Empire Style Designs and Ornaments”
0713723300 - Celtic Borders & Decoration - Courtney Davis (1992)
048699659X - 660 Typographic Ornaments (w/ CD ROM) this book doesn’t list sources but it contains art nouveau / jugendstil, victorian, and some renaissance styles.
0486219984 Handbook of Renaissance Ornament
0486266052 Decorative Ornaments and Alphabets of the Renaissance
0486999807 (diverse periods)
0486233049 florid & unusual alphabets
0486253783 baroque ornaments (architectural, not ideal for books)
0486996204 geometric ornaments
https://thegraphicsfairy.com/category/antique-print-ornament/
HeritageType Free Illustrations: https://www.heritagetype.com/collections/free-vintage-illustrations
Royalty free headpieces
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Headpieces_(book_illustration)
Tony Firman
offers free plans to DIY build your own lying press, punching cradle, and sewing frame
http://www.tonyfirmanbookbinding.com/Making-simple-equipment.html
Aliya Regatti’s comparison document for major suppliers Talas and Hollander’s
Talas Online - US New York
Talasonline.com
huge selection of archival, library, bookbinding, includes heavy equipment and things like real vellum.
Hollander’s - US Michigan
Hollanders.com
best selection of decorative paper; also different bookcloths, offers Davy board custom cutting service which is worth it
You should also buy the book Introduction to Bookbinding and Custom Cases by Hollander - its steps similar to mine above but better explanation and photos. Plus you can make a slipcase from the same materials. Highly rec this book.
Blick Art Supply
DickBlick.com
Stocks some essentials; if you have a brick and mortar near you it’s great for emergencies like if you run out of glue in the middle of winter.
International shipping available.
Affordable Binding Equipment by Jim Poelstra
https://affordablebindingequipment.com/
His “simple sewing frame” and “simple book press” are very similar to my homemade ones. They absolutely do the job.
Colophon Book Arts Supply - Indiana
https://www.colophonbookarts.com
Basic materials, tools, board and cutting services, also historically appropriate alternatives to Davy board. Some decorative paper
Book Craft Supply Co. - California
Dharma Trading Co
Fiber Arts Supplies & Clothing Blanks since 1969
https://www.dharmatrading.com/
Most helpful are the Chemical, Tools, and Leather supplies
John Neal Books, Greensboro, NC
https://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/bookbinding
NA Graphics - Colorado
https://www.nagraph.com/storefront.html
Letterpress/Printing supplies, bone folders, embossing--foil stamping, ink for letterpress
Editions Studio - Seattle, WA
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEqFyCWJLlJ/
Just got in a bunch of bookcloth
Kinglet Cottage Designs (Utah, US)
http://kingletcottagedesigns.com/
Hand-dyed and hand-painted 18/3 linen thread - intended for exposed binding types
Church Paper (Tennessee, US)
Renegade members hit them with so many orders they set up a special product just for us! Book Binding Paper – 8.5 x 11 Short Grain in choice of two common weights and 4 colors: cream, ivory, warm white, or white
https://www.churchpaper.com/product/book-binding-paper-11x8-5-short-grain/
In addition to Hollander’s and Talas,
Mockingbird Paperie, Ithaca NY,
queer-aligned business
https://www.mockingbirdpaperie.com/
Dolphin Papers - Indiana
https://store.dolphinpapers.com/
Mulberry Paper & More
https://www.mulberrypaperandmore.com/default.aspx
FineArtStore - New York
Huge selection, competitive prices.
Dick Blick
Decorative paper
https://www.dickblick.com/products/shizen-decorative-paper-screen-print-assortment-packs/
PaperPapers
Decorative paper & colored paper. carries a ton of sample packs - be sure to order “text” weight, not cardstock.
https://www.paperpapers.com/poptone-text-weight-multi-pack-dfs.html
https://www.paperpapers.com/favorite-tropics-mix-text-weight-papers-try-me-pack.html
https://www.paperpapers.com/basis-variety-text-weight-paper.html
Two Hands Paperie, Boulder, CO
Decorative paper, incl. Limited marbled selection
https://twohandspaperie.com/decorative-paper/
MarbledPaperArtisan on Etsy - Missouri
Decorative paper. unusual traditional marbling designs
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MarbledPaperArtisan
Flowerseedpaper - Seattle, WA
Decorative paper
https://www.etsy.com/shop/flowerseedpaper
ChibiJaySupplies - Santa Cruz, CA,
Decorative paper. 600+ designs of Chiyogami paper
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChibiJaySupplies
Artworks Excelsior, Excelsior, MN
Decorative paper
https://www.artworksexcelsior.com/decorative-paper
Craft Paper Source - Texas.
Decorative paper. All their paper is pre cut to 8.5x11. Ends up being pretty expensive compared to buying big sheets but good for a one-off project.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/craftpapersource
aLGae marbling - Philadelphia, PA
Decorative paper
https://www.etsy.com/shop/aLGaeMarbling
The Art of Marbling, Galen Berry - Oklahoma, US
Marbling supplies & bespoke papers
Paper Arts - Dallas TX
118 N Peak St, Dallas, TX 75226
Phone: (214) 828-9494
Book Craft Supply - US, CA
FIFTY hard to find colors of bookcloth; some other supplies.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BOOKCRAFTSUPPLYCO
Paper Source
Stationery store that also has a selection of decorative papers. Retail locations.
https://www.papersource.com/gift-wrap/wrapping-paper/handmade
Hiromi Paper, Inc - US, CA
Specializing in papers from Japan, also carries bookcloth
https://store.hiromipaper.com/pages/online-store
PlazaArt - US (East Coast, Nashville, Cincinnati)
Art supply chain with bookbinding basics and decorative paper. https://www.plazaart.com/paper-pads-boards/decorative-craft-paper
Wyndham Art Supplies - Canada
https://www.wyndhamartsupplies.com/search?type=product&q=bookbinding*&page=1
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild has a huge supplier list by region:
ttps://www.cbbag.ca/learn/resources/suppliers
Deserres (locations across Canada)
general art supply but sells decorative papers and some basic bookbinding supplies
Duly Noted - Halifax
https://www.dulynoted.ca/search?q=wrapping
Decorative paper
Fancy Paper (appears to be out of Toronto but website unclear)
Specialty paper including premium cardstocks, as well as premium text weight paper from brands like Neenah which are otherwise difficult to source domestically in retail quantities
George Hill & Co - Milton, ON
Canadian book binding tools and materials. Will ship across Canada. All the things!
Global Paper Shop - Etsy store
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/GlobalPaperShop
Decorative paper, free shipping on some items.
NSCAD Art Supply Store, Halifax, NS
(now with an online store too)
good selection of specialty bookbinding supplies, cloth, tools, etc
http://nscadartsupplystore.com/
https://nscad-art-supply-store.mybigcommerce.com/shop-all/bookbinding/
LindenLea Paper - Canada
Decorative Paper
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LindenleaPaper
The Japanese Paper Palace - Toronto
https://www.japanesepaperplace.com/store-locator/
A wholesaler of chiyogami and other Japanese papers, but will sell to the public with a large minimum order.
This site lists all its resellers by region, and since they supply chiyogami paper, the resellers may also have other papers as well.
The Paper Place - Toronto
https://shop.thepaperplace.ca/index.php
Decorative papers
Yu Yo Craft Supply + Tea House - Halifax, NS
Decorative paper, chip board, cord/thread, tapes, premade endbands, measuring/cutting tools etc
Shopper + Canada
For printer toner and ink. No longer carries printer paper in any colour but white. Online only, free shipping for orders over $49
The Paint Spot - Edmonton, AB
https://paintspot.ca/product-category/other-supplies/bookbinding-tools/
Bookbinding supplies and online shipping, including board, tapes, glue, and decorative paper. Does online orders. Will do special orders for full-size sheets of chiyogami paper.
Delta Art & Drafting Supplies - Edmonton, AB
https://www.deltaart.ca/category/Bookbinding/book-binding-materials
Bookbinding supplies and online shipping, including bookcloth, board, tapes, glue. Does online orders.
Kensington Art Supply - Calgary, AB
https://kensingtonartsupply.com/
Bookbinding supplies like glue, thread, bone folders, and decorative paper, including chiyogami and lokta. No online store.
IslandBlue Art & Framing - Victoria, BC
Bookbinding supplies, including bookcloth, board, tapes, glue. Decorative papers include chiyogami, lokta, and marbled. Free shipping on in-stock orders of $100 for AB, BC, and SK, and $150 for the rest of Canada.
NSW Guild of Craft Bookbinders
Supplier list, workshops, etc.
https://www.nswbookbinders.org
Andersen’s Binding Supplies - NSW
for larger amounts of book cloth/thread/paste powder https://bookbindingaustralia.com.au/
Louise Meyer
Marbled Papers
www.merrindalmarbling.etsy.com
Amazing Paper - NSW
Stocks: Bookcloth, paper, book board
https://www.amazingpaper.com.au/shop/category/bookbinding-supplies
Pemberly Bookbindery - Perth
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/PemberleyBookbindery
Eckersleys
Marbling supplies, cutting mats, general craft supplies
https://www.eckersleys.com.au/
Cavalier Art Supplies - Victoria
Decorative paper
https://www.cavalierart.com.au/product-category/papers/fancy/
Dymocks
Decorative papers
https://www.dymocks.com.au/books/stationery/cards-and-wrap/wrapping-paper/
Melbourne Etching Supplies - Melbourne
Bookbinding tools, limited paper
Kami Paper - Victoria
Decorative paper
PaperSource Australia
Decorative paper
https://www.papersource.net.au/
Creative Paper Tasmania
Paper
https://www.creativepapertas.com.au/Shop/Paper
Traditional BookBinding - Victoria
https://traditionalbookbinding.com.au/
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/TBookBinding
Steady As She Grows
Basic kits
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/steadyasshegrows
WM Booth Draper - London
https://www.wmboothdraper.com/index.html
Historical sewing and fabric supplies, Linen and Wool Draper
Jessica Goulty Marbled Papers
www.folksy.com/shops/thewhimsicalmarbler
Vintage Paper Co.
https://vpco.uk/
Decorative paper, really neat
Shepherds - London
https://store.bookbinding.co.uk/
Decorative paper and other supplies, including bookcloth
Bookbinding Supplies
https://bookbinding-supplies.co.uk/
Quite a few options, including presses and the like
Ratchford
Bookbinding supplies, and also papers
Society of Bookbinders
https://www.societyofbookbinders.com/
Meetups and supplies, when COVID isn’t happening
https://freebooks.bookbinders.club/
Looks neat; have not investigated thoroughly
Jemma Lewis Marbling - Wiltshire, England
Marbled papers
www.jjemmalewismarblinganddesign.bigcartel.com
PaperTreeNook on Etsy - UK.
Decorative Paper. Great selection, low per piece price
https://www.papertreenook.co.uk/ourshop/
Hobbycraft based in UK
Decorative Paper
https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/papercraft/paper-and-card-packs
Urbanstax- London, UK
Shweshwe cloth (can be used for making bookcloth)
https://www.urbanstax.com/product-category/all/shweshwe-by-the-metre/
G.F. Smith
Munken papers - the pure smooth cream and lynx smooth natural white in A4 are long grain
https://gfsmith.com/our-papers
Eco Craft
recycled paper in A4 sizes - both long and short grain
Marmor Paperie
Marbled papers and marbling workshops in London
https://marmorpaperie.co.uk/collections/papers-gift-wrap
PaperAssist - Republic of Ireland
Only known retailer for Munken Print paper
Based in Ireland so no import duties for EU binders
paperassist.ie
iBookbindingSupplies - Netherlands
sells 3D printed bookbinding tools including corner cutting jigs:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/iBookBindingStore
Pepin Press - Netherlands
Decorative paper - marbles
“Gift & Creative Papers” series is marketed as gift wrap; many hard to find patterns (art nouveau, william morris, modernist, cubism etc). They come folded up (2 folds per sheet) in a book. You tear the pages out. Each sheet has plenty for making about 2 sets of end papers or doing half binding on several books. These are resold in many retail book stores and ebay, etc.
Van Heek Textiles - Netherlands
Bookcloth
De vlieger - Amsterdam, Netherlands
A true paper candy store, has bookbinding materials, a wide scope of paper and art supplies
Balacron International - Netherlands
a “global operator in the field of cover materials”. Their Textile collection contains various types of bookcloth
https://www.balacron.com/en/collections-balacron-covers/textile
May be wholesale only.
ElLibroRojoBCN - Barcelona, Spain
Decorative paper and other supplies
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ElLibroRojoBCN
Eden Workshops - France
Offers a huge range of medieval and renaissance era
reproduction book hardware (hinges, clasps etc)
http://edenworkshops.com/Book_Furniture.html
Le Geant des Beaux Arts - France
Binder board, bookcloth, tarlatane and some other things.
https://www.geant-beaux-arts.fr/
Rougier & Plé - France
Waxed thread, some equivalent of linen tape, lokta papers.
Magasin Sennelier
https://www.magasinsennelier.art/en/20-reliure
Le comptoir de la reliure
https://www.comptoir-reliure.fr/
La théière de bois
Atelier Livreliure - France
Bookbinder, not sure on supplies
Mael Retiere - France
Bookbinder, offers classes and workshops
reliureboccard.fr
Relma, St. Michel, Paris - France
Book arts, decorative papers
L’Eclat de Verre - France
Bookbinding materials, marbled and decorative papers
https://shop.eclatdeverre.com/fr/
APG Reliure - France
Bookbinding materials, marbled and decorative papers
https://www.apg-reliure.com/fr/
Boesner
https://www.boesner.fr/supports/cartons/materiel-de-reliure/
online store with a couple bookbinding supplies
Panduro Hobby
has glue and decorative papers, they're a chain (with physical locations) delivering to parts of Scandinavia+parts of Germany.
Boesner
Sweden - https://www.boesner.se/bokbinderi
Denmark - https://www.boesner.dk/bogbindermaterialer
online store in sweden and denmark, both websites list "bookbinding materials" as categories with no content -- unsure if boesner is going to sell bookbinding materials in scandinavia (again?) or not)
Boesner
Switzerland - https://www.boesner.ch/buchbinderei
Austria - https://www.boesner.at/buchbinderei
online store, a couple physical stores too
has a small selection of bookbinding supplies (incl. a few different types of bookcloth (incl. duo, here called "changierender Einbandstoff"). some of them can be bought as individual sheets of {63-70}cm x 100cm, some of them only come in packs of 10 such sheets)
Ollilypaperware - Cologne, Germany
Decorative Paper
small selection of bookcloth. comes in sheets of 25cm x 25cm to 50cm x 100cm
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ollilypaperware
Robert Kumetat - Cologne, Germany (physical store in Cologne, has online store as well)
Bookbinding supplies, the physical shop sells only in cash
many different types of bookcloth, incl. duo (as of oct 2022). online store: 50cm x 100cm
https://kumetat-rpk.koeln/ (onlineshop)
Schmedt - Germany
Bookbinding supplies, minimum order 25€ ohne Mehrwertsteuer
many different types of bookcloth. {100-130}cm x 100cm
Boesner
https://www.boesner.com/buchbinderei
online store (also in other countries, see below)
many physical stores in germany (also in other countries, see below)
has a small selection of bookbinding supplies (incl. a few different types of bookcloth (incl. duo, here called "changierender Einbandstoff") but it seems like you have to order 10 sheets à {63-70}cm x 100cm at once?
they do sell individual sheets of bookcloth (70cm x 100cm) at their physical stores (including duo)
Leo's Nachfolger
https://www.leos-nachfolger.de/
online store with a large selection of bookbinding supplies for commercial customers, but they also have a note that potential private customers can give them a call (https://www.leos-nachfolger.de/html/de/document-1-versand.html.html)
Architekturbedarf - Germany
arts & crafts supplies, diverse Angebote für Pappen und Kartons
https://www.architekturbedarf.de/
Handmarbled Papers - Bremen, GER
may possibly start selling single sheets of the paper
Dirk Lange Handmarmorpapier - Gorsleben, GER
https://www.handmarbledpaper.com/shop
Decorative paper - marbles
PaperFunGermany on Etsy - Germany.
Decorative paper, Intense colors
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaperFunGermany
Modulor - physical store in Berlin, ships to Germany and rest of EU
Sells bookbinding supplies
https://www.modulor.de/en/craft-supplies/bookbinding-essentials/
Giulio Giannini e figlio (ITALY)
https://www.giuliogiannini.com/en/
Decorative paper - marbles
Il Papiro Firenze (ITALY)
ilpapirofirenze.eu/en/
Decorative paper - marbles
Marbled Arts (Florence, ITALY)
Decorative paper - marbles
www.eshop-marbledarts.com
Arzanart - Venice, Italy
Decorative paper - marbles, and workshops
Atelier Knihy
Information in Czech and Slovak: books and supplies
https://www.atelierknihy.sk/literatura/
Voss Zadovice - Czechia (Also ships to Slovakia and Poland)
Bookbinding supplies
There are three shops selling bookbinding materials in the Balkans region:
Crescat - Zagreb:
https://www.crescat.hr/
Crescat accepts international orders, and they sell materials and equipment for restoration, archives, museums and libraries as well as for private collections. It has a wide selection of tools and materials, including presses and sewing stations which range from €180 to €330. Most of their other materials seem to be very affordable.
Fibel - Zagreb
http://www.fibel.hr/hrvatski/fibel-zagreb_1/
Belgravia - Belgrade
https://belgravia.rs/
Belgravia mostly sells their supplies to the printing industry, and they have a great selection of bookcloth so I’m hoping they would sell to small buyers too.
Katy Ebru - Russia
custom marbled paper
https://www.etsy.com/shop/katyebru
Dodin’s Marbling on Etsy - Israel
Decorative paper - really traditional marbles
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HandMarbledPaper
Saieds Papyrus Art - Egypt
Authentic papyrus
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SaiedsPapyrusArt
DIY Bookbinding Supplies - South Africa
https://diybookbindingsupplies.co.za/
Peters Papers - South Africa
https://www.peterspapers.co.za/
Awagami Factory - Japan
Indigo, shibori, katazome, unryu etc
https://awagami.com/collections/decorative-papers
ITOYA - Tokyo/Yokohama
Chiyogami, stationary, die stamps, various craft supplies.
https://www-ito--ya-co-jp.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
TAKEO - Ji
Papers, decorative, various text sizes. Not particularly cheap for a ream but high quality and you can get cream colored papers.
https://www-takeo-co-jp.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
Sekaido - Tokyo, other locations (chain)
Best option for finding text paper at a reasonable price other than Amazon Japan.
Amazon Japan listings (as of 27 Nov 2022):
Lineco glue at reasonable price: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B01EQN765I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cord (natural material, jute): https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B008ADL58U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Straits Pen - Singapore
Carries Tomoe River FP - Loose Sheet, 11.7 x 16.5 Inches (A3-size), Cream, 50 Sheets/Pack (TMR-A3P-Y)
https://web.straitspen.com/tomoe-river
Color Animal - Santiago, Chile
https://www.coloranimal.cl/
General arts supply
Places that have a cutting service so you can get the grain direction right:
CutCardStock
Cutting fee is only $3 a ream
Carry both Domtar EarthChoice and Cougar Natural Digital Smooth.
https://www.cutcardstock.com/collections/discount-paper?pf_t_size=11x17
PaperWorks - RI, US
Paperworks.com
The Papermill Store - WI, US
Thepapermillstore.com
Mohawk Paper Mill - US
You can buy Mohawk Superfine direct from the mill at less than $1/sheet. https://www.mohawkconnects.com/products/paper/mohawk-superfine
Officeworks - Australia
https://www.officeworks.com.au
Clairefontaine Trophee Cream; Reflex Colours Sand 80gsm
Hammermill Colors Multipurpose 20 lb Bond (75gsm) in Cream is very affordable, widely available in the US market via major retailers.
Papercutz - UK
For the UK- can order A3 and have cut
https://papercutz.co.uk/cut-crease
Tomoe River FP - Loose Sheet, 11.7 x 16.5 Inches (A3-size), Cream, 50 Sheets/Pack (TMR-A3P-Y)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GFRKB1E
Singapore supplier: https://web.straitspen.com/tomoe-river
Rioux Ribbons - NJ, US
Buy direct from mill
Lgbtq+, trans, lesbian, pansexual pride ribbons in narrow ⅜” widths
https://www.etsy.com/shop/HessbergUSA
Ribbonfactory.com - PA, US
buy direct from mill
Nice double-faced satin ribbons in narrow ⅛” width
Ribbonfactory.com
You will use a lot
Great Cartridge - US Texas
Uline
Boxes the exact right size to mail books with finished dimensions 9" x 6" (i.e. books made using US Letter 8.5x11" paper) https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-11215/Easy-Fold-Mailers/9-1-2-x-6-1-2-x-2-Kraft-Easy-Fold-Mailers
covers everything from basic pamphlets to stab bindings all the way to fully cased-in multisection bindings
Bookbinding & Conservation By Hand
Laura S. Young - Oak Knoll Press - 1995
ISBN 1884718116
PBS Documentary “The Bookmakers”
https://www.tpt.org/the-book-makers/
Medieval & Early Modern Manuscripts: Bookbinding Terms, Materials, Methods and Models by Special Collections Conservation Unit of the Preservation Department of Yale University Library.
https://travelingscriptorium.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/binding-booklet-2015.pdf
How to Bind a Book, Library Style, By Mirilya
Here's my guide to binding books library style, the way I learned when I worked in a library preservation lab. It specifically covers: making a measuring guide, making the case, and casing in. I'm sure there are parts that don't make sense, but I did my best to clarify from notes I wrote on a torn-off end sheet six years ago. Let me know if there are errors and I can edit/clarify as needed
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IKvNnVBz2-ImiSXegnkLEkfQP_ksMiy5WeSC1VM0KzU/edit?usp=sharing
Make a punching cradle:
TonyFirmanBookbinding has free manuals. http://www.tonyfirmanbookbinding.com/Making-simple-equipment.html
Punching with no cradle:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sRrvhrm8wZM
DAS bookbinding on YouTube: A series on how to put together a case bound book: “Adventures in Bookbinding” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a45Xecz9dVo
Randall Hoyt on Youtube has a series of videos that demonstrate book assembly and a good technique for using trash paper to prevent glue smears. https://www.youtube.com/user/randallhoyt
Sage Reynolds videos, great for beginner
Glue basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuoldYdzzzE
Sewing Signatures pt 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gc9wnUCfIk
Sewing Signatures pt 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=556AnIdBFyU
Tipping On Endpapers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB5xsWS98BQ
Making Headbands & Rounding the Spine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtdhVncAPZw
Lining the Spine pt 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9spV9n6N_mw
Lining the Spine pt 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL7CaBLUKRM
Making a Case:
Making a Case pt 2 & Casing In: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glbe_fDpCiU
(Optional): String Filled Case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmoPcSFBYPY
(Optional): Making an Inset Board: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRlWRP4g_O8
Introduction To Bookbinding & Custom Cases: a Project Approach For Learning Traditional Methods
Tom Hollander-Cindy Hollander - Schiffer Publishing - 2019
ISBN 9780764357350
Highly recommended by ArmoredSuperHeavy; photo tutorial
Books, Boxes and Portfolios
Franz Zeier- McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing - 1990
ISBN-13: 9780830634835
Conservation Book Repair: A training Manual
Artemis BonaDea and Alexandria Prentiss
Published by Alaska State Library
1995
https://library.alaska.gov/hist/conman.html
Eat0crow on Tumblr created a step by step guide for binding a single signature:
https://eat0crow.tumblr.com/post/623208882602377216/ive-been-seeing-an-increasingly-large-amount-of
German Stiffened Paper Bindings - Peter Verheyen
How to bind a very short work using the German stiffened paper binding method.
https://pressbengel.blogspot.com/2012/06/german-stiffened-paper-bindings-2.html
French link stitch - DAS Bookbinding
For short pieces without use of tapes or cords. You can combine this method with either the stiffened paper binding or a hard spine case binding.
Steifbroschuren - Stiffened Paper Binding - DAS Bookbinding
German stiffened paper binding with a variety of endpaper attachment methods
References the Verheyen article.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGcG2v4TXw0
Sewn Board Binding - Peter Baumgartner
This is a very detailed video on a sewn binding with very neat stiffened card/paper covers. No voiceover, but very clear
Keith A. Smith, 1- 2- & 3-Section Sewings: Non-Adhesive Binding Volume II,
2017 keithsmithbooks.com ISBN 0963768220
Part of a 5 volume series on non-adhesive binding methods.
Useful for (page range?)
http://www.amphian.com/view/stabhempleaf.php
https://beccamakingfaces.com/category/japanese-stab-binding/
Sea Lemon has a great tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-oct9Ttp1g
Hollander’s tutorial is also great, and slightly different:
https://hollanders.com/pages/secret-belgian-binding
Sea Lemon - DIY Coptic Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue52htX3j0k
the most clear for the basic technique
How to get a tight coptic stitch:
https://www.editions.studio/inklings/2018/2/7/blog-post-four
Mark Anderson has secrets for using a Kwikprint hot foil stamping machine.
https://www.youtube.com/user/busterv
Using various hot foil methods (Cricut/Freehand pens)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IfZ1IRVioi0yuQFaNekF1SiiW4dv4tBN3xFYcSPiNKg/edit?usp=sharing
Edge Decoration for Books
Peter Geraty
Revised 2014
https://guildofbookworkers.org/sites/guildofbookworkers.org/files/standards/2004_petergeraty.pdf
By spockandawe.tumblr.com
Slides: Hidden Fore Edge Painting
Explanation: https://spockandawe.tumblr.com/post/675498077708222464/hidden-fore-edge-paintingpptx
https://everything2.com/title/gold+tooling
National Park Service, Conserve O Grams
https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications//conserveogram/cons_toc.html
Library Preservation and Conservation Tutorial from Cornell University Library
https://chinapreservationtutorial.library.cornell.edu/content/basic-remedial-treatment
https://library.alaska.gov/documents/hist/convservation-manual.pdf
By Cloven Hoof Bindery
Making Custom Covers: A Tutorial
Designing, printing and making your own bookcloth by Kristi Warren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-W8gZkmuGo
DAS filled media tutorials (no paper backing): https://youtu.be/ek2-1VJfskY
Make a punching cradle:
TonyFirmanBookbinding has free manuals. http://www.tonyfirmanbookbinding.com/Making-simple-equipment.html
Make a lying press:
http://www.tonyfirmanbookbinding.com/Making-simple-equipment.html
Handles for a lying press:
https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-handscrew-clamp-60551.html
Bolts for lying press:
carriage bolts and wingnuts
pet/baby gate threaded spindle rods.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072QZPV5S