Few items in the home are as ubiquitous, and as unexamined, as the bindings around our books. We line books up on a shelf, pile them on the nightstand, arrange them for display on coffee tables. But ...

Bookbinding blends artistry, history, and hands-on skill, offering endless ways to create, restore, and preserve books. From ancient Coptic stitches to modern decorative designs, the craft connects us ...

After having deadly disappointment earlier this year when it was revealed two of the three books at Harvard University believed to be bound in human skin were both sheepskin, the third has been ...

AMHERST - Regina P. St. John had recently returned to Amherst after teaching in Alaskan village schools. While she was pursuing recertification to teach in Massachusetts, she found a class in marbling ...

Blogger Brad Isaac has a detailed how to for printing and binding your own paperback books at home with about 5 minutes worth of effort. If you do a lot of online or on-screen reading, but prefer a ...

Working right from home you can bind books in small quantities and repair antique books. Bookbinding equipment is very inexpensive to purchase and there are even construction plans available that will ...

Mitchell Press has acquired the assets of award-winning custom bindery, North West Book Operating Company (NWB) of Bellingham, Wash. Founded in 1960 and operated by Master Book Binder Tom Strohhacker, ...

Keep up with everything happening in The Commons by signing up for our Philanthropy Today newsletter and joining our Commons LinkedIn group. Marcy Mager hadn’t expected the visceral response to the ...