After completing the two previous tacket bindings I decided to try out a smaller book with four signatures. I also wanted to do more stitching and used a more complicated jig. In case you do not know about jigs, they are used to put the holes in the spine. I learned more about paper choice on this book because the spine is now concave. Although I still put in a double spine, it bowed in. I do not mind that but I image that is not proper. I have not discussed it with a professional bookbinder, but I have not seen any that are concave either.
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Japan Metro Rail Monorail Line .....thanks Jacki Long for the link. Fascinating to watch the monorail workings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcpR7VHgGUA
3 comments:
Wow! I think this is so gorgeous!
The colors are perfect and
I really love the stitches,
Concave or convex, I'm clueless ...
I just love it!
Looks okay like this but I found if I ever made a 'book' with concave back it fell open. ? something to do either with the width inside or the tightness of the muslin fabric joining the pages to the cover. Hope you get some pro advice to help you.
I admire your skill and patience in your book making- I have never done these complicated (to me) bindings- I find that while I usually make my own journals to work in- it is a simple binding with space between signatures that works for me. I often get paint on my covers so I have never spent a lot of time on the covers. I have done a few complicated book structures and I will say those are still blank inside.
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