Progress in bookbinding!

[luzula]

After binding my ninth book, I think I've leveled up in my skills! I can think of no more mistakes to fix, anyway, and at each stage of binding, I know what to be careful about. And I'm quite happy with how it looks! : D I still wish I could stamp the title in gold or silver letters on the front of the case, but that's far beyond the tools and material that I have...


Here's the closed book. The cloth color is "cranberry", isn't it lovely?


Sorry for the bad lighting, but I sent the book away in the post, so I can't retake it. The endpapers are still not entirely smooth, but I'm okay with that. Because of the linen tapes and the cloth that's keeping the case and the book block together, there will always be some unevenness there.


And here's the book lying open to a chapter break!

Comments

[luzula]

Thanks! Yeah, it's a lovely color--less neutral than the blue which is my other favorite.