Learning
a new structure and completing it in a week, especially using a
notoriously uncooperative material like vellum, is quite a feat, but
the students in the Vellum Over Boards class are up to the challenge
and hit the ground running the very first day!
Sewing
text blocks on double raised cords.
Monique
took some time from working on her own fine binding which she is
completing for the Designer Bookbinders International Bookbinding Competition to show
students how to do a double core french headband. Of course, Don was
happy to let her use his book to demonstrate.
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| Jeanne Goodman's first attempt at a French double core headband |
The
most interesting part of this structure is the attachment of the
covering to the boards. A card is attached to the front of the board
cover only along the spine side. When the book is covered, the vellum
is adhered only to the loose cards on both boards and turned-in over
the board. The vellum over the spine is slotted to show alum tawed
covered cords but with no adhesive. Leaving the cards and the spine detached allows for the vellum to move freely but still keep its
correct shape.
Posting by Jeanne Goodman.
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