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(DIR) Post #AmEwel4Q1cFBTWZVrc by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-21T21:06:45Z
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If you make and sell hand bound books online, especially blank books... people who like hand bound books like to see the inside of the book (what kind of paper? Is it lined?) and also the headband. (hand stitched? rolled? A neatly placed pre-made band?)So many seller just show off the covers and spine... that's nice, but that's not what a person using the books looks at most. </book-snobbing>
(DIR) Post #AmF0JBJ0Cb2kHvMNYe by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-21T21:47:37Z
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I just want to see the headbands please.
(DIR) Post #AmF21MW3yxzhkl6GMi by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-21T22:06:51Z
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**heavy breathing**
(DIR) Post #AmF2GNJrHKPoaVYA64 by cykonot@mas.to
2024-09-21T22:09:32Z
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@futurebird the little details that make you go 🥵
(DIR) Post #AmF2Kgh9BMgtq3V1xw by JimJoe@mastodon.social
2024-09-21T22:10:18Z
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@futurebird beautiful, exquisite…We have this bookshop (book smith?)https://www.arionpress.comI haven’t bought, a little too expensive. But so nice to admire.
(DIR) Post #AmF2OvUq5o7Eu2lPnM by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-21T22:11:05Z
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@JimJoe Many fine binding are basically one of a kind art objects and basically priceless. IMO.
(DIR) Post #AmF2UmYyDg6mvyUL8C by regehr@mastodon.social
2024-09-21T22:12:05Z
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@futurebird ❤️
(DIR) Post #AmF2bYfCIQe7qudF9E by napalousa@pagan.plus
2024-09-21T22:13:21Z
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@futurebird Wow!! I love details like that.
(DIR) Post #AmF2pZW1vOeqY81h0S by LazaroDTormes@mastodon.social
2024-09-21T22:15:46Z
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@futurebird Is that a book? It's beautiful.
(DIR) Post #AmF39YiGcPddqsHSb2 by JimJoe@mastodon.social
2024-09-21T22:19:31Z
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@futurebird the ants, woh, it’s a wood cover!
(DIR) Post #AmF3DIbYS07T3EvNLM by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2024-09-21T22:20:14Z
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@futurebird totes yes.a good part of why i have learned how to hand bind is being able to pick the paper, signature type, head band, end papers, etc.it's a fine craft and should be appreciated as such.my next ambition is learning how to do leather book binding.
(DIR) Post #AmF4R2ne6s4Y2chL9s by fencepost@infosec.exchange
2024-09-21T22:33:52Z
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@futurebird my suspicion is that it's a one off piece by this guy https://www.instagram.com/fabriziobertolotti/
(DIR) Post #AmF4vWRgS5VefoxUK8 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-21T22:39:24Z
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@fencepost It could be that book of fables...I can see the attraction of learning to do fine bindings. You can make a work of art that will be kept for a long time, treasured, but it won't just hang on a wall or sit in a storage box. There is a good chance people will hold what you made and interact with it... and maybe be surprised by the details and smile... very tempting to make lovely books.
(DIR) Post #AmF59eXf98nPq2UdGK by emmatonkin@mstdn.social
2024-09-21T22:23:21Z
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@paul_ipv6 @futurebird The big one for me is: how does the paper respond to fountain pen ink (which I often use to draw in) :)
(DIR) Post #AmF59fM07z3uMA2piy by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2024-09-21T22:29:29Z
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@emmatonkin @futurebird yes. tooth and bleed through vary widely. also is it mostly white, such that the ink colors are true, but not blindingly white.i also like dot grid for doing some drawing, sketches, and lettering but that is even harder to find along with all the other qualities.tomoe river has been my go to but i've started using some of the hot press water color papers in the 18x24 size and cutting down. not sure i'm totally happy with it but we'll see.any suggestions are welcome of papers/brands to try.
(DIR) Post #AmF59fzhkMoyLIcXbs by emmatonkin@mstdn.social
2024-09-21T22:35:43Z
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@paul_ipv6 @futurebird I don't have answers, other than noting that Rhodia paper seems to be very good for the price (but then, Rhodia is Clairefontaine which is on the French/German boundary, and I buy it in France, so I'm probably not seeing the export price which I'm sure is hugely inflated!) Hot press Arches paper is generally amazing in my experience (in fact... Arches in general tbf) but it's sooo expensive *weeps*.
(DIR) Post #AmF59ghJ8FhQWX1MZc by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2024-09-21T22:39:28Z
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@emmatonkin @futurebird arches hot press is what i'm using and i like it but yes, pricey. ;)i can get clairefontaine but not always in the color, grid, sizes i want. hence why i've been playing with the 18x24 and cutting it down.
(DIR) Post #AmF59hGP1llwHNROHA by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-21T22:41:57Z
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@paul_ipv6 @emmatonkin I love hot press! I don't understand why so many watercolor books are the chunkiest bumpy paper I've ever seen...
(DIR) Post #AmF5For1ibGNYiUUTo by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2024-09-21T22:43:03Z
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@futurebird @emmatonkin i get that some folks like texture for really wet watercolor and it does have a visual component due to the texture. but yeah, i don't want to have to deal with it for what i tend to do.
(DIR) Post #AmF5ZDj9SulWCf3giu by emmatonkin@mstdn.social
2024-09-21T22:46:33Z
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@futurebird @paul_ipv6 me neither. I took a course on botanical illustration recently and because it's about trying to reproduce what you see as accurately as possible, hot press is perfect, cold press is absolutely not the thing at all. I recognise cold press has a place, but it's not currently my thing :)
(DIR) Post #AmF63HQqFvfwNepNyK by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-21T22:52:00Z
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@paul_ipv6 @emmatonkin I really admire people who can use cold press well... but it takes a lot of skill that I can't compensate for by planning more. Just don't have that free of a hand yet. But also, with hot press you can do better detail work and get smooth blocks of color when you want.
(DIR) Post #AmF6BZCQ55Y5nm27qy by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2024-09-21T22:53:30Z
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@futurebird @emmatonkin yeah. i really love sumi-e paintings and the ability to create depth, texture, complexity with a brush stroke or two. sadly, that isn't me.