Bookbinding April 2025

At Clunes Book Town this year, I took a few of my hand-bound journals. Surprisingly, customers were fascinated, so I told them to visit Bookbinders Victoria in the old bluestone church. Spurred on by this encouragement, I continue my battle to master bookbinding basics. The journal I have featured on this page displays my progress with edge binding and the marbled parchment cover.  So the next stage beckons. I have been binding on and off over the past seven or so years, and it is a beautiful but challenging occupation.  Surprisingly, edge binding adds a whole new level of complexity.

 

Book photos: Marie Lukic