Ok, folks, this discussion makes me want to get back to my bookbinding!
Sigh.... it's been awhile. My sister-in-law Pam (some of you met her at
the last two conferences) came here for a visit; she's a scrapbooker and
cross stitcher, so we went on a road trip and visited a cross-stitch
shop in a town a little ways away. They had multiple trays full of
hand-dyed linen, /gorgeous/ stuff. I somehow got out of there without
buying anything but wow, it was a struggle. I do cross stitch too, but I
was thinking bookbinding....
then we stopped at the biggest scrapbook shop I have ever seen. another
struggle, all that paper....
Work is interfering seriously with my fun!
Gail
On 1/16/14 8:06 PM, OC Carlisle wrote:
> I hope that you will use your beautiful book! A beautiful book
> deserves your exquisite art works...go for it!
>
> Your idea of different types of paper sounds fabulous! I have some of
> the Arches Cover, cream, 250 gsm and may place these in the book using
> the slit method described by Karen. Trying to get this journal made
> as soon as I can so that I don't get too far behind, time-wise and $$.
>
> On another venture, I just may apply your suggestion.
>
>
> On Jan 16, 2014, at 3:40 PM, gretchen halpert
> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>> Another option, paper-wise, is to include a variety of papers. Some
>> best for watercolor, others for colored pencil or ink. I do this in
>> many of my sketchbooks to encourage myself to use different media. If
>> you go this route, you have to make sure each signature is of equal
>> width/weight so you don't have one signature that is all watercolor
>> paper and another that is rice paper. This way, you can add in that
>> nice 140 lb Arches easily. Copic or stab bindings with hard covers
>> and soft spines ensure the book will open flat. A hard spine with
>> leather or cloth covering will also open flat as long as there is
>> sufficient space between the cover and spine boards; I'm sure your
>> bookmaker knows to do that as long as she knows you want it to open
>> flat.
>>
>> I hope you share images of your beautiful book when it's done.
>>
>> Gretchen
>>
>> PS I don't mind when my 90 lb Arches cockles. My watercolors aren't
>> very wet and the slight buckling flattens out when the book is
>> closed. Plus it's a sketchbook. One year at Haystack, I made a book
>> with all 140 lb Arches, sewn, glued and pressed, covered with book
>> cloth on the spine and my handmade paste papers on the covers. It's
>> beautiful inside and out, so I've never dared use it. Useless!
>>
>>
>> Gretchen Halpert
>> Illustrator/educator
>> www.gretchenhalpert.com <http://www.gretchenhalpert.com/>
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>>
>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 12:06 AM, Kathleen Garness
>> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>> It is a little bit, slick but maybe not as slick as Yupo. The
>> weatherproof journals are very nice.
>>
>> Kathy
>>
>> On Jan 15, 2014, at 8:51 PM, mali moir wrote:
>>
>>> HI all and happy new year,
>>> Rite in the Rain paper looks interesting but do you think it is
>>> like Yuppo paper ??
>>>
>>> ... Mali
>>>
>>>
>>> MaliMoir
>>> Botanical, Scientific & Natural History Artist
>>> Melbourne Australia
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>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:32:49 -0600
>>> From:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [SCIART] Journal Paper Advice
>>> To:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>>
>>> I really like Dick Blick. Cheap Joe's or Jerry's Artarama might
>>> have it too - compare prices and shipping to where you live -
>>> they're all a bit different.
>>>
>>> And here's another cool paper for those of us who might be out
>>> in adverse conditions: Rite in the Rain:
>>> http://www.riteintherain.com/inventoryD.asp?item_no=8511&CatId={9EF02745-74C8-4263-8E8E-5E17D8630160}
>>> <http://www.riteintherain.com/inventoryD.asp?item_no=8511&CatId=%7b9EF02745-74C8-4263-8E8E-5E17D8630160%7d>
>>>
>>> Kathy G
>>>
>>> On Jan 15, 2014, at 9:32 AM, OC Carlisle wrote:
>>>
>>> Liz, Karen,
>>>
>>> I realize that I left something out.
>>>
>>> This will be a leather bound journal with about 13
>>> signatures - 12 pages each, what she proposed for 156 pages.
>>> May go less. The Fabrio Aristico just might work. I found
>>> a piece in my paper stash. Hope to find this paper at a
>>> reasonable price - with shipping.
>>>
>>> Any recommendations on reasonable cost source?
>>>
>>> Thank you all!
>>>
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