Re-binding a Special Old Book
A elderly friend of mine, who knew about my recent bookbinding class, came to me the other day with a request. She had a old prayer book that was her mother’s. It had no cover and she kept loosing pages. She asked if there was anything I could do to recover it.
After a little bit of thought I told her I would do my best. It did present some challenges that I had not faced before in bookbinding, like how to attache a wide but flexible spine to an already bound book. Here are some pictures documenting my process and results, including some little extra touches like the fabric corners.
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- two covers are cut from bookboard just slightly bigger than the pages
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- measuring and cutting fabric corners to match the spine
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- attaching the pages to finished cover
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- final results
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