"The secret" it is often said "is in the preparation", but not at Libre Livre. I am working hard to prepare for the Haywards Heath book fair, where together with Bookbinders of Lewes, Libre Livre will be contributing to a stall dedicated to "the art of the book". I have decided to produce a range of small single section notebooks covered in Libre Livre marbled paper, and a selection of coptic books with wooden boards.
The boards of the coptic books are made from number of woods, oak, mahogany and walnut to name but three. Each book takes around half a day to prepare. The sewing requires a very even tension to avoid a wedge shape at either head or foot, and that applies just as much to the headbands (coptic of course) as to the main body.
Over the next few days I will be loading some pictures of the books in question to the Libre Livre Photo Gallery, which can be accessed from the links on the right
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