Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Simple Gothic Book

 I was asked to make a book as a prize for an SCA event.  I considered doing a quick and easy Coptic but instead I went with a Gothic binding.  I kept it simple, using PVA instead of wheat paste, thought I did use a packed stitch instead of the simpler straight stitch. 

Materials are the usual: modern "velum" paper cut in half and folded to get correct grain, 1/8th inch thick craft plywood, unwaxed linen thread, linen cord, silk thread for the endbands, handmade decorative paper for the pastedowns, veg-tanned yellow leather, and PVA glue.

Here are some pictures:

Could I have just done a straight stitch instead of a packed stitch? Yes. Did I? No.

Spine rounded and backed and glued and in the finishing press.

Silk wrapped endband.

And another endband.

Bead on edge endband.

Covers ready to be attached.


Endband on finished book

Cover of finished book.

Back of finished book.


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