Comments on: Welcome to my new blog http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/ It's All about the Journey; Handbound books, Rubber Stamping, Paper Crafting and Tutorials. Where will your crafting journey take you? Fri, 17 May 2013 18:16:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: billiescraftroom http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/#comment-12 Wed, 21 May 2008 17:06:07 +0000 #comment-12 Hi Laurence

Check out the book I have reviewed on 21 May 2008. It is much easier to understand than Keiths books if you have no prior experience of book binding. There are more pictures of finished books as well as step by steps that quote sizes. There are several styles of books described in there so you can try some out and see what you like.

I struggled with the first part of Keith’s book 1 and nearly gave up. Once you get to the book instructions it does get much clearer ;) If you get stuck just leave me a comment somewhere and I’ll try and help you.

Glad you posted your question, when I looked at the links it did leave it open for confusion as to who made the videos. I have now added ‘Made by…’ and the author of the video on the description part.

Here is a link to the web site link of the guy who made those videos you asked about.
http://www.papierdesign.de/bookbinding.htm

Another one to check out is this http://www.bookbindingguy.com/home.asp
TJ Book Arts have reviewed it here
http://www.tjbookarts.com/?p=585

Best wishes and thanks for you comments

Billie :)

]]> By: Laurence http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/#comment-9 Tue, 20 May 2008 19:24:52 +0000 #comment-9 Hi Billie,
thanks for the prompt reply and all the suggestions you made!
I did buy the some books from Keith Smith quite a while ago but have not dared to try anything yet.
I will definitely check the TJ Bookarts Forum! Thanks for offering your help :)

]]> By: billiescraftroom http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/#comment-8 Tue, 20 May 2008 17:44:00 +0000 #comment-8 Hi Laurence

I am afraid that the tutorials on You Tube were not made by me, I was simply listing them as really useful videos to watch for anyone intersted in the subject.

However, a template is nouthing more than a cardboard pattern created by yourself to suit the project you are doing. The template will be different for different sizes of book and for different sewing patterns. If you made an A4 sized book the holes would be spaced differently to the template for a smaller book.

Do check out the TJ Bookarts Forum link from the side panel of the blog, they have lots of links to online tutorials and members from all around the world. I joined in March and they are really welcoming to newbies. If you want a good reference book of sewn binding then try http://www.keithsmithbooks.com his first book shows you how to measure and make templates for sewn bindings. His books are also available on http://www.amazon.co.uk

If you are stuck on a particular project come back to me on here and I’ll see if I can help you out.

Thanks for reading, best wishes
Billie :)

]]> By: Laurence http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/#comment-7 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:45:22 +0000 #comment-7 Billie, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I have a question about the bookbinding tutorial, if I may? I think it is in video 1/6. You used a sewing template. Where one would get such a template? i did a search for bookbinding sewing template but nothing really came up! many thanks. Laurence from California.

]]> By: Helen SMForum http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/#comment-6 Tue, 20 May 2008 14:37:26 +0000 #comment-6 Can’t wait to see the new blog – good luck with it

]]> By: Katzele http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/#comment-5 Mon, 19 May 2008 20:38:41 +0000 #comment-5 Hello, hope to see your new blog soon !

]]> By: Sue http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/#comment-4 Mon, 19 May 2008 19:55:20 +0000 #comment-4 Well done Billie look forward to reading your posts.
Sue x

]]> By: Glitter Monkey (Lynn) http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/#comment-3 Mon, 19 May 2008 19:54:53 +0000 #comment-3 Hurrah – welcome to your new blog. I do like the layout and the picture. Looking forward to sharing your crafting with you. Lol Lynn x

]]> By: Crafty Nanna http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/hello-world/#comment-2 Mon, 19 May 2008 19:50:59 +0000 #comment-2 Hi Billie, it’s looking great. Can’t wait to see it grow and I know the journey will be a good one.

Hugs

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