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I'm making these Coptic sketchbooks for an illustrator's project! I hope this video makes for some good cozy company, featuring some California sun.
MATERIALS
Text block - 140 lb 300 gsm hot press watercolour paper
Covers - 0.82" 2 mm Davey Board, linen cotton book cloth, washi endpapers
Bookcloth - cotton/linen fabric, heat n bond, washi paper
Waxed linen thread
Note: this is not intended to be a tutorial
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 preparing book cloth
2:03 making covers
7:04 preparing signatures
8:34 punching holes
10:34 sewing
16:35 packing the books
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Filming Equipment
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro with Canon 24-105mm F/4 lens
Editing Software
DaVinci Resolve Studio https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
FAQ
✦ What tools and materials do you use? https://youtu.be/98SdMoq4kcc
✦ Where can I buy bookbinding supplies? your local art supply store, Blick Art Materials (US), TALAS (US), Hollander's (US), DeSerres (CA), Etsy
✦ What adhesive are you using? Archival quality PVA glue, there are multiple brands that sell this
✦ How do you make your book cloth? https://youtu.be/bDWSCmMK5bw
✦ Where do you get dot grid writing paper? https://youtu.be/kvyCW5GygIM
✦ Where did you get your...
guillotine cutter - https://amzn.to/3UFSnS9
book press (made it myself) - https://youtu.be/cuKeM5-SP8g?t=558
✦ What brand is your...
thread - Crawford Irish Waxed Linen Thread
corner rounder - Akiles Diamond-1
✦ Where is your music from? I use Epidemic Sound, sign up for a 30-day free trial here: https://share.epidemicsound.com/asrshm
✦ What is your dog's name? Lucy 🐕
Produced on the unceded territories of the Tongva people. Learn more: https://native-land.ca/