Posts Tagged ‘tutorials’

We currently have our text block ready to go, our leather cover carved, stamped and dyed and we’re left with adding a snap and then sewing the pamphlet together. If you missed the previous parts, the last two posts include: Part I–preparing the text block and cutting the cover; Part II–carving the design and then dying and coloring the cover. Part III will finish it out with putting a finish on the cover, punching the spine holes, setting the snap and sewing the book.

A detail of the cover on the pamphlet.

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I bet everyone spent all day Saturday wondering what the next step would be so I promise not to keep you in suspense. At the end of my Friday post, I had a text block ready and the leather was cut to size, including the strap.

Ready to start decorating and coloring the cover.

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I got an order just before the Thanksgiving holiday for a personalized leather pamphlet. I actually started working on it when I suddenly realized that I could take some photos during the process and post a “how-it’s-done” post on my blog. This isn’t really a step-by-step tutorial so much as an explanation of what all goes into making one of these pamphlets.

The Tan and Brown personalized pamphlet

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