Travel Logbook with French Link Bookbinding
Bookbinding Lessons: The Covers 2
A course by Infinitos Lugares , Artist and Bookbinder
Joined February 2019
Joined February 2019
About the video: Bookbinding Lessons: The Covers 2
Overview
“Next, I'll show you how to measure the spine of the notebook and how to attach it to the covers. Always remember to apply pressure after applying the glue to ensure a good pressing.”
In this video lesson Infinitos Lugares addresses the topic: Bookbinding Lessons: The Covers 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Travel Logbook with French Link Bookbinding. Create personalized travel notebooks from scratch using collage and French link bookbinding techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Bookbinding Lessons: The Covers Let's make the spine. I'll show you how to take the measurements. Paper spines are not very common, but at Infinitos Lugares, I love working with paper. I've checked that they're still resistant. What you have to remember is not to choose a very high grammage so that the hinge has mobility. And don't choose a very thin one which will damage quickly. What this will allow you is to have a very wide range of colors. You can be as creative as you want. I'll grab my cover for a moment to make sure or show you why I chose this color of paper. It'll be in the center...”
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Course summary for: Travel Logbook with French Link Bookbinding
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Bookbinding, Collage, DIY, Fine Arts
Infinitos Lugares
A course by Infinitos Lugares
Laura Bernal is an artist and bookbinder from Bogotá, Colombia. Her work combines all her knowledge, including bookbinding and the arts, to create unique, beautiful, and functional objects using paper. Everything about books inspires her, from how they are made to how they tell stories.
In 2017, she founded Infinitos Lugares, a bookbinding and collage workshop in Bogotá. It is a space to create, as well as a kind of lab in which to experiment and share her love for paper and books. Since then, she has developed notebooks with personalized collages and for brands such as El Deambulante, Historia a Pie, and Posdata.
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