19th Century – Hunter Willis, Bookbinder

Facsimile books and crafts

The Joys of Sewing Text Blocks

By Yours trulyPosted on February 6, 2017Posted in 18th Century, 19th Century, About Bookbinding, Books

In the process of a series of 12 books. 4 more sewn last night, I’m very excited! Six of these books will be 100% cotton laid paper. From personal experience and speaking with other bookbinders, the sewing of text blocks and attaching of headbands are the most labor intensive (IE the least fun) part […]

New Tools, New Skills…

By Yours trulyPosted on May 24, 2016Posted in 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, About Bookbinding, Books, History, Modern-Post

Part of the fun of this hobby truly is all the toys. When one learns about antiquarian material culture, one begins to learn the history of how so many things were made, so many lessons learned, so many hours spent working so other can work… SOME OF THE TOOLS… I have a French cobbler’s hammer […]